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61053

ZIP 61053 is Mount Carroll, Illinois, mostly in Carroll County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Carroll +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,590
Coordinates
42.1208, -89.9833
☼ Live from 61053 — Mount Carroll, IL

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Where 61053 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61053
  • 🔢 Type 61053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,053 = 3 × 47 × 433. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61052 (Monroe Center, IL, 50 mi away) and 61054 (Mount Morris, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61053 becomes 35016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arab, AL, 571 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01536, 01653, 03561, 05361, 06153, 06351, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01536 in North Grafton, MA, 935 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯475 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61053 and you would come out at 42.12°S, 90.02°E — 1,073 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 107.7 square miles of land, 61053 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,590This ZIP2,590
Households1,180This ZIP1,180
Housing units1,431This ZIP1,431
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,250This ZIP$62,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$106,700This ZIP$106,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$787This ZIP$787Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute28.0 minThis ZIP28.0 min
Population density24.0 / sq miThis ZIP24.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments76This ZIP76
Employees458This ZIP458
Annual payroll$16,614,000This ZIP$16,614,000
Tax returns filed1,310This ZIP1,310
Total adjusted gross income$84,822,000This ZIP$84,822,000

Land area

Land area107.72 sq miThis ZIP107.72 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61053 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Carroll County 90.3%
Jo Daviess County 9.7%

Other place names in 61053

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ZIP codes near 61053

ZIPCityDistance
61074 Savanna, IL 7.1 mi
61046 Lanark, IL 8.8 mi
61285 Thomson, IL 10.1 mi
61014 Chadwick, IL 11.2 mi
61062 Pearl City, IL 11.7 mi
52070 Sabula, IA 11.8 mi
61078 Shannon, IL 13.3 mi
61044 Kent, IL 14.5 mi
61051 Milledgeville, IL 14.8 mi
61085 Stockton, IL 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61053?

61053 is in Mount Carroll, Illinois, in Carroll County. Its published point location is 42.1208, -89.9833.

What county is 61053 in?

61053 spans 2 counties: Carroll County and Jo Daviess County. Most of it falls in Carroll 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 61053?

Mount Carroll uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61053 in?

61053 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61053?

About 2,590 people live in ZIP code 61053, in 1,180 households, at 24.0 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 61053?

$62,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61053?

The closest are 61074 (7.1 mi), 61046 (8.8 mi), 61285 (10.1 mi), 61014 (11.2 mi) and 61062 (11.7 mi).

Is 61053 a PO Box ZIP code?

61053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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