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61111

ZIP 61111 is in Loves Park, Illinois, mostly in Winnebago County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time. Loves Park has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 61130, 61131 and 61132.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winnebago +1 more
Metro area
Rockford, IL
Population
23,286
Coordinates
42.3355, -89.0027
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Where 61111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61111
  • 🔢 Type 61111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIIIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,111 = 23 × 2657. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61110 (Rockford, IL, 9 mi away) and 61112 (Rockford, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61111 becomes 11116, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 1 other ZIP code is made of exactly the same digits (16111). The farthest-flung twin is 16111 in Atlantic, PA, 452 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯528 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61111 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 91.00°E — 1,106 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 05m.
  • 📏 At 14.2 square miles of land, 61111 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,286This ZIP23,286
Households10,201This ZIP10,201
Housing units10,574This ZIP10,574
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,393This ZIP$61,393Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$158,600This ZIP$158,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,119This ZIP$1,119Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density1,636.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,636.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments793This ZIP793
Employees11,539This ZIP11,539
Annual payroll$679,060,000This ZIP$679,060,000
Tax returns filed11,880This ZIP11,880
Total adjusted gross income$792,463,000This ZIP$792,463,000

Land area

Land area14.23 sq miThis ZIP14.23 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Counties 61111 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Winnebago County 95.7%
Boone County 4.3%

Other place names in 61111

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

ZIP codes near 61111

ZIPCityDistance
61114 Rockford, IL 2.1 mi
61115 Machesney Park, IL 2.2 mi
61107 Rockford, IL 3.5 mi
61103 Rockford, IL 4.3 mi
61108 Rockford, IL 5.6 mi
61073 Roscoe, IL 6.1 mi
61105 Rockford, IL 6.4 mi
61112 Rockford, IL 6.6 mi
61011 Caledonia, IL 6.7 mi
61104 Rockford, IL 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61111?

61111 is in Loves Park, Illinois, in Winnebago County, part of the Rockford, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3355, -89.0027.

What county is 61111 in?

61111 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 61111?

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

What time zone is 61111 in?

61111 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61111?

About 23,286 people live in ZIP code 61111, in 10,201 households, at 1,636.6 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 61111?

$61,393 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61111?

The closest are 61114 (2.1 mi), 61115 (2.2 mi), 61107 (3.5 mi), 61103 (4.3 mi) and 61108 (5.6 mi).

Is 61111 a PO Box ZIP code?

61111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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