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61115

ZIP 61115 is Machesney Park, Illinois, in Winnebago County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Winnebago
Metro area
Rockford, IL
Population
22,364
Coordinates
42.3626, -89.0242
☼ Live from 61115 — Machesney Park, IL

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Where 61115 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61115
  • 🔢 Type 61115 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIIIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,115 = 5 × 17 × 719. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111010111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61114 (Rockford, IL, 4 mi away) and 61125 (Rockford, IL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61115 becomes 51116, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11516, 11561, 15116, 15611, 16115, 16151, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11561 in Long Beach, NY, 804 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯527 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61115 and you would come out at 42.36°S, 90.98°E — 1,104 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 10.6 square miles of land, 61115 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,364This ZIP22,364
Households8,463This ZIP8,463
Housing units9,004This ZIP9,004
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,363This ZIP$75,363Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$172,600This ZIP$172,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,104This ZIP$1,104Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.3%This ZIP19.3%
Mean commute21.7 minThis ZIP21.7 min
Population density2,100.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,100.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments449This ZIP449
Employees7,533This ZIP7,533
Annual payroll$349,465,000This ZIP$349,465,000
Tax returns filed11,120This ZIP11,120
Total adjusted gross income$659,004,000This ZIP$659,004,000

Land area

Land area10.65 sq miThis ZIP10.65 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Other place names in 61115

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ZIP codes near 61115

ZIPCityDistance
61111 Loves Park, IL 2.2 mi
61103 Rockford, IL 3.6 mi
61114 Rockford, IL 4.2 mi
61073 Roscoe, IL 4.5 mi
61107 Rockford, IL 5.5 mi
61101 Rockford, IL 6.3 mi
61011 Caledonia, IL 6.8 mi
61105 Rockford, IL 7.3 mi
61108 Rockford, IL 7.5 mi
61106 Rockford, IL 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61115?

61115 is in Machesney Park, Illinois, in Winnebago County, part of the Rockford, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3626, -89.0242.

What county is 61115 in?

61115 lies in Winnebago County.

What area code is 61115?

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

What time zone is 61115 in?

61115 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61115?

About 22,364 people live in ZIP code 61115, in 8,463 households, at 2,100.1 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 61115?

$75,363 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61115?

The closest are 61111 (2.2 mi), 61103 (3.6 mi), 61114 (4.2 mi), 61073 (4.5 mi) and 61107 (5.5 mi).

Is 61115 a PO Box ZIP code?

61115 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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