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61059

ZIP 61059 is Nora, Illinois, in Jo Daviess County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jo Daviess
Metro area
none
Population
178
Coordinates
42.4546, -89.9408
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Where 61059 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61059
  • 🔢 Type 61059 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,059 = 3 × 20353. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61057 (Nachusa, IL, 52 mi away) and 61060 (Orangeville, IL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61059 becomes 95016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01569, 01965, 06519, 09156, 09165, 10596, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09165 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,391 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯484 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61059 and you would come out at 42.45°S, 90.06°E — 1,062 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 1.1 square miles of land, 61059 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 553 football fields.
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People and housing

Population178This ZIP178
Households72This ZIP72
Housing units82This ZIP82
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,113This ZIP$54,113Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$92,000This ZIP$92,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,120This ZIP$1,120Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.9%This ZIP12.9%
Mean commute19.8 minThis ZIP19.8 min
Population density155.9 / sq miThis ZIP155.9 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.14 sq miThis ZIP1.14 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61059

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61059

ZIPCityDistance
61087 Warren, IL 3.2 mi
61089 Winslow, IL 6.1 mi
61048 Lena, IL 7.1 mi
61001 Apple River, IL 8.7 mi
53587 South Wayne, WI 8.9 mi
61085 Stockton, IL 9.0 mi
53541 Gratiot, WI 9.1 mi
61044 Kent, IL 9.2 mi
53522 Browntown, WI 10.7 mi
61050 Mc Connell, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61059?

61059 is in Nora, Illinois, in Jo Daviess County. Its published point location is 42.4546, -89.9408.

What county is 61059 in?

61059 lies in Jo Daviess County.

What area code is 61059?

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

What time zone is 61059 in?

61059 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61059?

About 178 people live in ZIP code 61059, in 72 households, at 155.9 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 61059?

$54,113 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61059?

The closest are 61087 (3.2 mi), 61089 (6.1 mi), 61048 (7.1 mi), 61001 (8.7 mi) and 53587 (8.9 mi).

Is 61059 a PO Box ZIP code?

61059 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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