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61065

ZIP 61065 is Poplar Grove, Illinois, in Boone County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Boone
Metro area
Rockford, IL
Population
10,570
Coordinates
42.4006, -88.8370
☼ Live from 61065 — Poplar Grove, IL

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Where 61065 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61065
  • 🔢 Type 61065 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,065 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 23 × 59. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61064 (Polo, IL, 48 mi away) and 61067 (Ridott, IL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61065 becomes 56016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clarks Grove, MN, 246 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01566 in Sturbridge, MA, 856 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯537 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61065 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 91.16°E — 1,111 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 04m.
  • 📏 At 50.9 square miles of land, 61065 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,570This ZIP10,570
Households3,468This ZIP3,468
Housing units3,729This ZIP3,729
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$97,386This ZIP$97,386Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$217,300This ZIP$217,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,452This ZIP$1,452Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density207.5 / sq miThis ZIP207.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments98This ZIP98
Employees476This ZIP476
Annual payroll$17,490,000This ZIP$17,490,000
Tax returns filed5,250This ZIP5,250
Total adjusted gross income$401,196,000This ZIP$401,196,000

Land area

Land area50.94 sq miThis ZIP50.94 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Other place names in 61065

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ZIP codes near 61065

ZIPCityDistance
61011 Caledonia, IL 3.1 mi
61012 Capron, IL 3.7 mi
61073 Roscoe, IL 8.2 mi
61080 South Beloit, IL 9.3 mi
61111 Loves Park, IL 9.6 mi
61115 Machesney Park, IL 9.9 mi
53525 Clinton, WI 9.9 mi
61114 Rockford, IL 10.2 mi
61038 Garden Prairie, IL 10.6 mi
61008 Belvidere, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61065?

61065 is in Poplar Grove, Illinois, in Boone County, part of the Rockford, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4006, -88.8370.

What county is 61065 in?

61065 lies in Boone County.

What area code is 61065?

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

What time zone is 61065 in?

61065 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61065?

About 10,570 people live in ZIP code 61065, in 3,468 households, at 207.5 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 61065?

$97,386 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61065?

The closest are 61011 (3.1 mi), 61012 (3.7 mi), 61073 (8.2 mi), 61080 (9.3 mi) and 61111 (9.6 mi).

Is 61065 a PO Box ZIP code?

61065 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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