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61230

ZIP 61230 is Albany, Illinois, in Whiteside County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Whiteside
Metro area
Sterling, IL
Population
1,039
Coordinates
41.7341, -90.2129
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Where 61230 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61230
  • 🔢 Type 61230 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,230 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 13 × 157. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61204 (Rock Island, IL, 24 mi away) and 61231 (Aledo, IL, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61230 becomes 03216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Andover, NH, 943 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01236, 01263, 02136, 02163, 02361, 02631, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02631 in Brewster, MA, 1,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯457 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61230 and you would come out at 41.73°S, 89.79°E — 1,079 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 19.2 square miles of land, 61230 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,039This ZIP1,039
Households410This ZIP410
Housing units449This ZIP449
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,344This ZIP$62,344Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$138,600This ZIP$138,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$736This ZIP$736Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density54.0 / sq miThis ZIP54.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees48This ZIP48
Annual payroll$1,875,000This ZIP$1,875,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$39,118,000This ZIP$39,118,000

Land area

Land area19.25 sq miThis ZIP19.25 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 61230

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ZIP codes near 61230

ZIPCityDistance
61242 Cordova, IL 4.1 mi
52730 Camanche, IA 6.9 mi
61251 Fenton, IL 7.2 mi
61250 Erie, IL 7.5 mi
52734 Clinton, IA 7.7 mi
52733 Clinton, IA 7.7 mi
52736 Clinton, IA 7.7 mi
61252 Fulton, IL 8.4 mi
52757 Low Moor, IA 8.8 mi
52768 Princeton, IA 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61230?

61230 is in Albany, Illinois, in Whiteside County, part of the Sterling, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7341, -90.2129.

What county is 61230 in?

61230 lies in Whiteside County.

What area code is 61230?

Albany uses area code 309, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61230 in?

61230 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61230?

About 1,039 people live in ZIP code 61230, in 410 households, at 54.0 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 61230?

$62,344 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61230?

The closest are 61242 (4.1 mi), 52730 (6.9 mi), 61251 (7.2 mi), 61250 (7.5 mi) and 52734 (7.7 mi).

Is 61230 a PO Box ZIP code?

61230 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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