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61039

ZIP 61039 is German Valley, Illinois, mostly in Stephenson County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stephenson +1 more
Metro area
Freeport, IL
Population
824
Coordinates
42.2080, -89.4693
☼ Live from 61039 — German Valley, IL

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Where 61039 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61039
  • 🔢 Type 61039 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,039 = 11 × 31 × 179. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61038 (Garden Prairie, IL, 38 mi away) and 61041 (Hanover, IL, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61039 becomes 93016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fillmore, CA, 1,676 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01936, 06913, 09136, 09613, 10963, 13069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96310 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,537 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯502 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61039 and you would come out at 42.21°S, 90.53°E — 1,091 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 28.6 square miles of land, 61039 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population824This ZIP824
Households331This ZIP331
Housing units354This ZIP354
Median age37.2This ZIP37.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,107This ZIP$84,107Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$181,300This ZIP$181,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$954This ZIP$954Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density28.8 / sq miThis ZIP28.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees70This ZIP70
Annual payroll$3,069,000This ZIP$3,069,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$27,940,000This ZIP$27,940,000

Land area

Land area28.64 sq miThis ZIP28.64 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61039 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Stephenson County 62.0%
Ogle County 38.0%

Other place names in 61039

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ZIP codes near 61039

ZIPCityDistance
61047 Leaf River, IL 5.3 mi
61007 Baileyville, IL 6.3 mi
61077 Seward, IL 6.6 mi
61067 Ridott, IL 6.7 mi
61030 Forreston, IL 8.7 mi
61063 Pecatonica, IL 10.1 mi
61054 Mount Morris, IL 10.6 mi
61010 Byron, IL 11.3 mi
61088 Winnebago, IL 11.4 mi
61032 Freeport, IL 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61039?

61039 is in German Valley, Illinois, in Stephenson County, part of the Freeport, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2080, -89.4693.

What county is 61039 in?

61039 spans 2 counties: Stephenson County and Ogle County. Most of it falls in Stephenson 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 61039?

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

What time zone is 61039 in?

61039 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61039?

About 824 people live in ZIP code 61039, in 331 households, at 28.8 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 61039?

$84,107 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61039?

The closest are 61047 (5.3 mi), 61007 (6.3 mi), 61077 (6.6 mi), 61067 (6.7 mi) and 61030 (8.7 mi).

Is 61039 a PO Box ZIP code?

61039 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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