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61089

ZIP 61089 is Winslow, Illinois, mostly in Stephenson County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stephenson +1 more
Metro area
Freeport, IL
Population
526
Coordinates
42.4735, -89.8234
☼ Live from 61089 — Winslow, IL

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Where 61089 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61089
  • 🔢 Type 61089 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBOIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,089 = 3 × 7 × 2909. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61088 (Winnebago, IL, 32 mi away) and 61091 (Woosung, IL, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61089 becomes 98016, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (08619, 08691, 09186, 09618, 09681, 09816, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09681 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯491 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61089 and you would come out at 42.47°S, 90.18°E — 1,066 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 44.4 square miles of land, 61089 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population526This ZIP526
Households233This ZIP233
Housing units282This ZIP282
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,250This ZIP$66,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$115,900This ZIP$115,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$830This ZIP$830Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density11.9 / sq miThis ZIP11.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees119This ZIP119
Annual payroll$11,022,000This ZIP$11,022,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$31,249,000This ZIP$31,249,000

Land area

Land area44.35 sq miThis ZIP44.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61089 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Stephenson County 96.0%
Jo Daviess County 4.0%

Other place names in 61089

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

ZIP codes near 61089

ZIPCityDistance
61050 Mc Connell, IL 5.2 mi
53522 Browntown, WI 6.1 mi
61059 Nora, IL 6.1 mi
61048 Lena, IL 6.3 mi
53587 South Wayne, WI 8.4 mi
61087 Warren, IL 8.7 mi
61027 Eleroy, IL 10.3 mi
61060 Orangeville, IL 10.5 mi
61044 Kent, IL 11.3 mi
61013 Cedarville, IL 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61089?

61089 is in Winslow, Illinois, in Stephenson County, part of the Freeport, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4735, -89.8234.

What county is 61089 in?

61089 spans 2 counties: Stephenson County and Jo Daviess County. Most of it falls in Stephenson 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 61089?

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

What time zone is 61089 in?

61089 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61089?

About 526 people live in ZIP code 61089, in 233 households, at 11.9 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 61089?

$66,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61089?

The closest are 61050 (5.2 mi), 53522 (6.1 mi), 61059 (6.1 mi), 61048 (6.3 mi) and 53587 (8.4 mi).

Is 61089 a PO Box ZIP code?

61089 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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