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61070

ZIP 61070 is Rock City, Illinois, in Stephenson County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stephenson
Metro area
Freeport, IL
Population
1,322
Coordinates
42.4157, -89.4717
☼ Live from 61070 — Rock City, IL

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Where 61070 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61070
  • 🔢 Type 61070 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,070 = 2 × 5 × 31 × 197. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61068 (Rochelle, IL, 38 mi away) and 61071 (Rock Falls, IL, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61070 becomes 07016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cranford, NJ, 793 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00617, 00716, 01607, 01760, 06071, 06107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00716 in Ponce, PR, 2,156 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯506 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61070 and you would come out at 42.42°S, 90.53°E — 1,083 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 32.4 square miles of land, 61070 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,322This ZIP1,322
Households488This ZIP488
Housing units588This ZIP588
Median age52.0This ZIP52.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,167This ZIP$84,167Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$157,000This ZIP$157,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$642This ZIP$642Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density40.8 / sq miThis ZIP40.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees69This ZIP69
Annual payroll$4,478,000This ZIP$4,478,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$41,522,000This ZIP$41,522,000

Land area

Land area32.37 sq miThis ZIP32.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61070

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ZIP codes near 61070

ZIPCityDistance
61019 Davis, IL 3.5 mi
61018 Dakota, IL 4.3 mi
61067 Ridott, IL 7.6 mi
61060 Orangeville, IL 8.6 mi
61013 Cedarville, IL 8.9 mi
61024 Durand, IL 9.0 mi
61063 Pecatonica, IL 9.4 mi
53550 Juda, WI 9.5 mi
61032 Freeport, IL 10.8 mi
61079 Shirland, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61070?

61070 is in Rock City, Illinois, in Stephenson County, part of the Freeport, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4157, -89.4717.

What county is 61070 in?

61070 lies in Stephenson County.

What area code is 61070?

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

What time zone is 61070 in?

61070 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61070?

About 1,322 people live in ZIP code 61070, in 488 households, at 40.8 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 61070?

$84,167 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61070?

The closest are 61019 (3.5 mi), 61018 (4.3 mi), 61067 (7.6 mi), 61060 (8.6 mi) and 61013 (8.9 mi).

Is 61070 a PO Box ZIP code?

61070 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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