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61073

ZIP 61073 is Roscoe, 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
20,194
Coordinates
42.4238, -88.9939
☼ Live from 61073 — Roscoe, IL

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Where 61073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61073
  • 🔢 Type 61073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,073 = 157 × 389. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61072 (Rockton, IL, 7 mi away) and 61074 (Savanna, IL, 61 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61073 becomes 37016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Auburntown, TN, 472 miles away.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01367, 01376, 06137, 06371, 07631, 13076, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70631 in Cameron, LA, 905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯530 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61073 and you would come out at 42.42°S, 91.01°E — 1,103 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 27.9 square miles of land, 61073 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,194This ZIP20,194
Households7,465This ZIP7,465
Housing units7,587This ZIP7,587
Median age38.8This ZIP38.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$102,064This ZIP$102,064Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$239,100This ZIP$239,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,441This ZIP$1,441Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%This ZIP38.0%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density722.8 / sq miThis ZIP722.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments379This ZIP379
Employees4,423This ZIP4,423
Annual payroll$201,232,000This ZIP$201,232,000
Tax returns filed9,740This ZIP9,740
Total adjusted gross income$948,838,000This ZIP$948,838,000

Land area

Land area27.94 sq miThis ZIP27.94 sq mi
Water area0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi

Counties 61073 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Winnebago County 95.8%
Boone County 4.2%

Other place names in 61073

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ZIP codes near 61073

ZIPCityDistance
61080 South Beloit, IL 4.0 mi
61115 Machesney Park, IL 4.5 mi
61011 Caledonia, IL 5.4 mi
61111 Loves Park, IL 6.1 mi
53512 Beloit, WI 6.2 mi
61103 Rockford, IL 7.5 mi
61072 Rockton, IL 7.5 mi
61114 Rockford, IL 8.1 mi
61065 Poplar Grove, IL 8.2 mi
61101 Rockford, IL 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61073?

61073 is in Roscoe, Illinois, in Winnebago County, part of the Rockford, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4238, -88.9939.

What county is 61073 in?

61073 spans 2 counties: Winnebago County and Boone 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 61073?

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

What time zone is 61073 in?

61073 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61073?

About 20,194 people live in ZIP code 61073, in 7,465 households, at 722.8 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 61073?

$102,064 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61073?

The closest are 61080 (4 mi), 61115 (4.5 mi), 61011 (5.4 mi), 61111 (6.1 mi) and 53512 (6.2 mi).

Is 61073 a PO Box ZIP code?

61073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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