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61085

ZIP 61085 is Stockton, Illinois, in Jo Daviess County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Jo Daviess
Metro area
none
Population
3,149
Coordinates
42.3427, -90.0308
☼ Live from 61085 — Stockton, IL

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Where 61085 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61085
  • 🔢 Type 61085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,085 = 5 × 19 × 643. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61084 (Stillman Valley, IL, 46 mi away) and 61087 (Warren, IL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61085 becomes 58016 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clifford, ND, 503 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85601 in Arivaca, AZ, 1,385 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯478 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61085 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 89.97°E — 1,062 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 127.2 square miles of land, 61085 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 97 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,149This ZIP3,149
Households1,431This ZIP1,431
Housing units1,547This ZIP1,547
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,798This ZIP$59,798Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$131,300This ZIP$131,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density24.8 / sq miThis ZIP24.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments109This ZIP109
Employees725This ZIP725
Annual payroll$31,073,000This ZIP$31,073,000
Tax returns filed1,830This ZIP1,830
Total adjusted gross income$104,358,000This ZIP$104,358,000

Land area

Land area127.17 sq miThis ZIP127.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61085

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61085

ZIPCityDistance
61044 Kent, IL 6.3 mi
61028 Elizabeth, IL 8.0 mi
61059 Nora, IL 9.0 mi
61001 Apple River, IL 9.4 mi
61087 Warren, IL 9.7 mi
61048 Lena, IL 10.1 mi
61062 Pearl City, IL 11.8 mi
61089 Winslow, IL 13.9 mi
61027 Eleroy, IL 14.1 mi
61075 Scales Mound, IL 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61085?

61085 is in Stockton, Illinois, in Jo Daviess County. Its published point location is 42.3427, -90.0308.

What county is 61085 in?

61085 lies in Jo Daviess County.

What area code is 61085?

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

What time zone is 61085 in?

61085 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61085?

About 3,149 people live in ZIP code 61085, in 1,431 households, at 24.8 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 61085?

$59,798 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61085?

The closest are 61044 (6.3 mi), 61028 (8 mi), 61059 (9 mi), 61001 (9.4 mi) and 61087 (9.7 mi).

Is 61085 a PO Box ZIP code?

61085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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