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61075

ZIP 61075 is Scales Mound, Illinois, in Jo Daviess County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jo Daviess
Metro area
none
Population
986
Coordinates
42.4654, -90.2644
☼ Live from 61075 — Scales Mound, IL

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Where 61075 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61075
  • 🔢 Type 61075 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,075 = 5 × 5 × 7 × 349. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61074 (Savanna, IL, 25 mi away) and 61077 (Seward, IL, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61075 becomes 57016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chester, SD, 351 miles away.
  • 👥 61 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01756, 05671, 05761, 06517, 06751, 10567, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01756 in Mendon, MA, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯469 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61075 and you would come out at 42.47°S, 89.74°E — 1,048 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 52.2 square miles of land, 61075 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population986This ZIP986
Households425This ZIP425
Housing units454This ZIP454
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,547This ZIP$75,547Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$225,500This ZIP$225,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$831This ZIP$831Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min
Population density18.9 / sq miThis ZIP18.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees110This ZIP110
Annual payroll$5,369,000This ZIP$5,369,000
Tax returns filed510This ZIP510
Total adjusted gross income$40,661,000This ZIP$40,661,000

Land area

Land area52.20 sq miThis ZIP52.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61075

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ZIP codes near 61075

ZIPCityDistance
61036 Galena, IL 6.7 mi
53586 Shullsburg, WI 7.7 mi
61001 Apple River, IL 7.9 mi
53803 Benton, WI 8.0 mi
61028 Elizabeth, IL 12.4 mi
61041 Hanover, IL 13.5 mi
61087 Warren, IL 13.8 mi
53541 Gratiot, WI 14.0 mi
53811 Hazel Green, WI 14.3 mi
53824 Sinsinawa, WI 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61075?

61075 is in Scales Mound, Illinois, in Jo Daviess County. Its published point location is 42.4654, -90.2644.

What county is 61075 in?

61075 lies in Jo Daviess County.

What area code is 61075?

Scales Mound uses area code 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61075 in?

61075 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61075?

About 986 people live in ZIP code 61075, in 425 households, at 18.9 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 61075?

$75,547 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61075?

The closest are 61036 (6.7 mi), 53586 (7.7 mi), 61001 (7.9 mi), 53803 (8 mi) and 61028 (12.4 mi).

Is 61075 a PO Box ZIP code?

61075 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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