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61062

ZIP 61062 is Pearl City, Illinois, mostly in Stephenson County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stephenson +2 more
Metro area
Freeport, IL
Population
1,840
Coordinates
42.2507, -89.8358
☼ Live from 61062 — Pearl City, IL

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Where 61062 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61062
  • 🔢 Type 61062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,062 = 2 × 3 × 10177. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61061 (Oregon, IL, 31 mi away) and 61063 (Pecatonica, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61062 becomes 26016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01266, 02661, 06126, 06612, 12066, 16260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02661 in South Harwich, MA, 1,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯485 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61062 and you would come out at 42.25°S, 90.16°E — 1,074 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 74.7 square miles of land, 61062 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,840This ZIP1,840
Households734This ZIP734
Housing units742This ZIP742
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,667This ZIP$66,667Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$196,900This ZIP$196,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$977This ZIP$977Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density24.6 / sq miThis ZIP24.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees216This ZIP216
Annual payroll$10,505,000This ZIP$10,505,000
Tax returns filed930This ZIP930
Total adjusted gross income$65,754,000This ZIP$65,754,000

Land area

Land area74.73 sq miThis ZIP74.73 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61062 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Stephenson County 91.1%
Jo Daviess County 6.6%
Carroll County 2.3%

Other place names in 61062

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ZIP codes near 61062

ZIPCityDistance
61044 Kent, IL 6.3 mi
61027 Eleroy, IL 7.0 mi
61078 Shannon, IL 7.9 mi
61048 Lena, IL 9.1 mi
61046 Lanark, IL 10.2 mi
61032 Freeport, IL 11.2 mi
61053 Mount Carroll, IL 11.7 mi
61085 Stockton, IL 11.8 mi
61007 Baileyville, IL 13.0 mi
61013 Cedarville, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61062?

61062 is in Pearl City, Illinois, in Stephenson County, part of the Freeport, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2507, -89.8358.

What county is 61062 in?

61062 spans 3 counties: Stephenson County, Jo Daviess County and Carroll County. Most of it falls in Stephenson 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 61062?

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

What time zone is 61062 in?

61062 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61062?

About 1,840 people live in ZIP code 61062, in 734 households, at 24.6 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 61062?

$66,667 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61062?

The closest are 61044 (6.3 mi), 61027 (7 mi), 61078 (7.9 mi), 61048 (9.1 mi) and 61046 (10.2 mi).

Is 61062 a PO Box ZIP code?

61062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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