61037
ZIP 61037 is Galt, Illinois, in Whiteside County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Whiteside
- Metro area
- Sterling, IL
- Population
- 145
- Coordinates
- 41.7884, -89.7598
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Where 61037 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 61037 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 61,037 = 67 × 911. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110111001101101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61036 (Galena, IL, 54 mi away) and 61038 (Garden Prairie, IL, 62 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 61037 becomes 73016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cashion, OK, 594 miles away.
- 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01367, 01376, 06137, 06371, 07631, 13076, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06371 in Old Lyme, CT, 900 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
- 🎯480 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61037 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 90.24°E — 1,096 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
- 📏 At 0.136 square miles of land, 61037 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 66 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 145This ZIP145 |
|---|---|
| Households | 80This ZIP80 |
| Housing units | 117This ZIP117 |
| Median age | 69.3This ZIP69.3Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $70,357This ZIP$70,357Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $103,600This ZIP$103,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 15.5%This ZIP15.5% |
| Population density | 1,066.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,066.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.14 sq miThis ZIP0.14 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 61037
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 61037
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
61081 | Sterling, IL | 4.4 mi |
61071 | Rock Falls, IL | 5.4 mi |
61261 | Lyndon, IL | 8.5 mi |
61270 | Morrison, IL | 10.8 mi |
61042 | Harmon, IL | 12.2 mi |
61243 | Deer Grove, IL | 12.5 mi |
61051 | Milledgeville, IL | 13.4 mi |
61091 | Woosung, IL | 13.5 mi |
61283 | Tampico, IL | 13.7 mi |
61014 | Chadwick, IL | 14.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 61037?
61037 is in Galt, Illinois, in Whiteside County, part of the Sterling, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7884, -89.7598.
What county is 61037 in?
61037 lies in Whiteside County.
What area code is 61037?
Galt uses area codes 779 and 815, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 61037 in?
61037 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 61037?
About 145 people live in ZIP code 61037, in 80 households, at 1,066.2 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 61037?
$70,357 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 61037?
The closest are 61081 (4.4 mi), 61071 (5.4 mi), 61261 (8.5 mi), 61270 (10.8 mi) and 61042 (12.2 mi).
Is 61037 a PO Box ZIP code?
61037 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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