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61050

ZIP 61050 is Mc Connell, Illinois, in Stephenson County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stephenson
Metro area
Freeport, IL
Population
199
Coordinates
42.4393, -89.7319
☼ Live from 61050 — Mc Connell, IL

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Where 61050 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61050
  • 🔢 Type 61050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,050 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 11 × 37. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61049 (Lindenwood, IL, 46 mi away) and 61051 (Milledgeville, IL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61050 becomes 05016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01560 in South Grafton, MA, 921 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯494 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61050 and you would come out at 42.44°S, 90.27°E — 1,071 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 10.3 square miles of land, 61050 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population199This ZIP199
Households85This ZIP85
Housing units85This ZIP85
Median age47.4This ZIP47.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,728This ZIP$74,728Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$124,400This ZIP$124,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher3.4%This ZIP3.4%
Mean commute30.7 minThis ZIP30.7 min
Population density19.4 / sq miThis ZIP19.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees40This ZIP40
Annual payroll$1,931,000This ZIP$1,931,000
Tax returns filed190This ZIP190
Total adjusted gross income$13,437,000This ZIP$13,437,000

Land area

Land area10.27 sq miThis ZIP10.27 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 61050

ZIPCityDistance
61089 Winslow, IL 5.2 mi
61060 Orangeville, IL 6.4 mi
61013 Cedarville, IL 6.6 mi
61048 Lena, IL 6.8 mi
61027 Eleroy, IL 7.4 mi
53522 Browntown, WI 8.5 mi
61018 Dakota, IL 9.1 mi
61032 Freeport, IL 9.6 mi
61059 Nora, IL 10.7 mi
61044 Kent, IL 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61050?

61050 is in Mc Connell, Illinois, in Stephenson County, part of the Freeport, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4393, -89.7319.

What county is 61050 in?

61050 lies in Stephenson County.

What area code is 61050?

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

What time zone is 61050 in?

61050 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61050?

About 199 people live in ZIP code 61050, in 85 households, at 19.4 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 61050?

$74,728 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61050?

The closest are 61089 (5.2 mi), 61060 (6.4 mi), 61013 (6.6 mi), 61048 (6.8 mi) and 61027 (7.4 mi).

Is 61050 a PO Box ZIP code?

61050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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