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61061

ZIP 61061 is Oregon, Illinois, in Ogle County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ogle
Metro area
Rochelle, IL
Population
6,766
Coordinates
41.9979, -89.3417
☼ Live from 61061 — Oregon, IL

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Where 61061 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61061
  • 🔢 Type 61061 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,061 = 7 × 11 × 13 × 61. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61060 (Orangeville, IL, 36 mi away) and 61062 (Pearl City, IL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61061 becomes 16016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boyers, PA, 492 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06161, 06611, 10166, 16016, 16061, 16160, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06161 in Hartford, CT, 856 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯505 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61061 and you would come out at 42.00°S, 90.66°E — 1,105 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 105.4 square miles of land, 61061 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,766This ZIP6,766
Households3,066This ZIP3,066
Housing units3,417This ZIP3,417
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,829This ZIP$87,829Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$196,000This ZIP$196,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$905This ZIP$905Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density64.2 / sq miThis ZIP64.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments173This ZIP173
Employees2,506This ZIP2,506
Annual payroll$130,814,000This ZIP$130,814,000
Tax returns filed3,370This ZIP3,370
Total adjusted gross income$261,932,000This ZIP$261,932,000

Land area

Land area105.36 sq miThis ZIP105.36 sq mi
Water area2.16 sq miThis ZIP2.16 sq mi

Other place names in 61061

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

ZIP codes near 61061

ZIPCityDistance
61054 Mount Morris, IL 6.7 mi
61015 Chana, IL 7.4 mi
61010 Byron, IL 10.1 mi
61047 Leaf River, IL 11.1 mi
61057 Nachusa, IL 11.6 mi
61031 Franklin Grove, IL 11.7 mi
61084 Stillman Valley, IL 11.7 mi
61006 Ashton, IL 11.8 mi
61091 Woosung, IL 12.5 mi
61064 Polo, IL 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61061?

61061 is in Oregon, Illinois, in Ogle County, part of the Rochelle, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9979, -89.3417.

What county is 61061 in?

61061 lies in Ogle County.

What area code is 61061?

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

What time zone is 61061 in?

61061 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61061?

About 6,766 people live in ZIP code 61061, in 3,066 households, at 64.2 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 61061?

$87,829 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61061?

The closest are 61054 (6.7 mi), 61015 (7.4 mi), 61010 (10.1 mi), 61047 (11.1 mi) and 61057 (11.6 mi).

Is 61061 a PO Box ZIP code?

61061 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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