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61043

ZIP 61043 is Holcomb, Illinois, in Ogle County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ogle
Metro area
Rochelle, IL
Population
143
Coordinates
42.0668, -89.1049
☼ Live from 61043 — Holcomb, IL

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Where 61043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61043
  • 🔢 Type 61043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 61043 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61042 (Harmon, IL, 35 mi away) and 61044 (Kent, IL, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61043 becomes 34016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01346, 01364, 01436, 01463, 03461, 04613, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34061 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,360 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯518 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61043 and you would come out at 42.07°S, 90.90°E — 1,112 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 0.480 square miles of land, 61043 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 232 football fields.
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People and housing

Population143This ZIP143
Households57This ZIP57
Housing units68This ZIP68
Median age59.3This ZIP59.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,063This ZIP$69,063Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$124,000This ZIP$124,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$850This ZIP$850Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.7%This ZIP15.7%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density297.9 / sq miThis ZIP297.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$1,029,000This ZIP$1,029,000

Land area

Land area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61043

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ZIP codes near 61043

ZIPCityDistance
61020 Davis Junction, IL 3.0 mi
61049 Lindenwood, IL 5.1 mi
61084 Stillman Valley, IL 5.9 mi
61052 Monroe Center, IL 6.2 mi
61015 Chana, IL 6.8 mi
60129 Esmond, IL 7.8 mi
61068 Rochelle, IL 8.3 mi
61109 Rockford, IL 9.0 mi
61010 Byron, IL 9.8 mi
61102 Rockford, IL 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61043?

61043 is in Holcomb, Illinois, in Ogle County, part of the Rochelle, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0668, -89.1049.

What county is 61043 in?

61043 lies in Ogle County.

What area code is 61043?

Holcomb uses area code 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61043 in?

61043 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61043?

About 143 people live in ZIP code 61043, in 57 households, at 297.9 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 61043?

$69,063 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61043?

The closest are 61020 (3 mi), 61049 (5.1 mi), 61084 (5.9 mi), 61052 (6.2 mi) and 61015 (6.8 mi).

Is 61043 a PO Box ZIP code?

61043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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