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61038

ZIP 61038 is Garden Prairie, Illinois, mostly in Boone County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Boone +1 more
Metro area
Rockford, IL
Population
1,274
Coordinates
42.2658, -88.7380
☼ Live from 61038 — Garden Prairie, IL

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Where 61038 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61038
  • 🔢 Type 61038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,038 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3391. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61037 (Galt, IL, 62 mi away) and 61039 (German Valley, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61038 becomes 83016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01368, 01863, 03816, 03861, 06138, 06183, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83610 in Cambridge, ID, 1,408 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯539 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61038 and you would come out at 42.27°S, 91.26°E — 1,120 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 42.7 square miles of land, 61038 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,274This ZIP1,274
Households390This ZIP390
Housing units390This ZIP390
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$104,875This ZIP$104,875Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$281,600This ZIP$281,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute31.4 minThis ZIP31.4 min
Population density29.8 / sq miThis ZIP29.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees126This ZIP126
Annual payroll$6,527,000This ZIP$6,527,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$43,536,000This ZIP$43,536,000

Land area

Land area42.72 sq miThis ZIP42.72 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 61038 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Boone County 92.8%
McHenry County 7.2%

Other place names in 61038

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ZIP codes near 61038

ZIPCityDistance
61008 Belvidere, IL 5.4 mi
60152 Marengo, IL 5.9 mi
61012 Capron, IL 9.5 mi
61065 Poplar Grove, IL 10.6 mi
60135 Genoa, IL 11.1 mi
60180 Union, IL 11.5 mi
61016 Cherry Valley, IL 11.7 mi
61011 Caledonia, IL 11.9 mi
61112 Rockford, IL 12.2 mi
60145 Kingston, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61038?

61038 is in Garden Prairie, Illinois, in Boone County, part of the Rockford, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2658, -88.7380.

What county is 61038 in?

61038 spans 2 counties: Boone County and McHenry County. Most of it falls in Boone County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 61038?

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

What time zone is 61038 in?

61038 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61038?

About 1,274 people live in ZIP code 61038, in 390 households, at 29.8 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 61038?

$104,875 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61038?

The closest are 61008 (5.4 mi), 60152 (5.9 mi), 61012 (9.5 mi), 61065 (10.6 mi) and 60135 (11.1 mi).

Is 61038 a PO Box ZIP code?

61038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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