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61030

ZIP 61030 is Forreston, Illinois, in Ogle County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ogle
Metro area
Rochelle, IL
Population
2,194
Coordinates
42.1196, -89.5916
☼ Live from 61030 — Forreston, IL

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Where 61030 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61030
  • 🔢 Type 61030 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,030 = 2 × 5 × 17 × 359. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61028 (Elizabeth, IL, 32 mi away) and 61031 (Franklin Grove, IL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61030 becomes 03016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00613, 00631, 01036, 01063, 01360, 01603, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00631 in Castaner, PR, 2,127 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯495 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61030 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 90.41°E — 1,090 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 60.9 square miles of land, 61030 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,194This ZIP2,194
Households857This ZIP857
Housing units914This ZIP914
Median age38.0This ZIP38.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,655This ZIP$71,655Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$157,200This ZIP$157,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$731This ZIP$731Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.4%This ZIP18.4%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density36.0 / sq miThis ZIP36.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees294This ZIP294
Annual payroll$13,460,000This ZIP$13,460,000
Tax returns filed1,000This ZIP1,000
Total adjusted gross income$70,146,000This ZIP$70,146,000

Land area

Land area60.89 sq miThis ZIP60.89 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 61030

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61030

ZIPCityDistance
61007 Baileyville, IL 5.5 mi
61078 Shannon, IL 7.8 mi
61054 Mount Morris, IL 8.7 mi
61039 German Valley, IL 8.7 mi
61064 Polo, IL 9.0 mi
61047 Leaf River, IL 10.3 mi
61046 Lanark, IL 11.4 mi
61051 Milledgeville, IL 12.9 mi
61032 Freeport, IL 14.0 mi
61067 Ridott, IL 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61030?

61030 is in Forreston, Illinois, in Ogle County, part of the Rochelle, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1196, -89.5916.

What county is 61030 in?

61030 lies in Ogle County.

What area code is 61030?

Forreston uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61030 in?

61030 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61030?

About 2,194 people live in ZIP code 61030, in 857 households, at 36.0 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 61030?

$71,655 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61030?

The closest are 61007 (5.5 mi), 61078 (7.8 mi), 61054 (8.7 mi), 61039 (8.7 mi) and 61064 (9 mi).

Is 61030 a PO Box ZIP code?

61030 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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