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61063

ZIP 61063 is Pecatonica, Illinois, mostly in Winnebago County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winnebago +1 more
Metro area
Rockford, IL
Population
4,011
Coordinates
42.3195, -89.3407
☼ Live from 61063 — Pecatonica, IL

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Where 61063 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61063
  • 🔢 Type 61063 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,063 = 227 × 269. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61062 (Pearl City, IL, 26 mi away) and 61064 (Polo, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61063 becomes 36016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clayton, AL, 755 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01366, 13066, 13606, 13660, 16036, 16063, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01366 in Petersham, MA, 874 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯511 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61063 and you would come out at 42.32°S, 90.66°E — 1,093 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 74.5 square miles of land, 61063 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 57 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,011This ZIP4,011
Households1,667This ZIP1,667
Housing units1,765This ZIP1,765
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,276This ZIP$84,276Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$174,100This ZIP$174,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,116This ZIP$1,116Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density53.8 / sq miThis ZIP53.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments84This ZIP84
Employees526This ZIP526
Annual payroll$27,994,000This ZIP$27,994,000
Tax returns filed1,950This ZIP1,950
Total adjusted gross income$153,499,000This ZIP$153,499,000

Land area

Land area74.54 sq miThis ZIP74.54 sq mi
Water area0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi

Counties 61063 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Winnebago County 83.7%
Stephenson County 16.4%

Other place names in 61063

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ZIP codes near 61063

ZIPCityDistance
61088 Winnebago, IL 5.3 mi
61077 Seward, IL 5.5 mi
61067 Ridott, IL 6.8 mi
61024 Durand, IL 8.4 mi
61106 Rockford, IL 8.7 mi
61110 Rockford, IL 8.7 mi
61125 Rockford, IL 8.7 mi
61126 Rockford, IL 8.7 mi
61130 Loves Park, IL 8.7 mi
61131 Loves Park, IL 8.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61063?

61063 is in Pecatonica, Illinois, in Winnebago County, part of the Rockford, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3195, -89.3407.

What county is 61063 in?

61063 spans 2 counties: Winnebago County and Stephenson County. Most of it falls in Winnebago 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 61063?

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

What time zone is 61063 in?

61063 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61063?

About 4,011 people live in ZIP code 61063, in 1,667 households, at 53.8 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 61063?

$84,276 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61063?

The closest are 61088 (5.3 mi), 61077 (5.5 mi), 61067 (6.8 mi), 61024 (8.4 mi) and 61106 (8.7 mi).

Is 61063 a PO Box ZIP code?

61063 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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