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61238

ZIP 61238 is Cambridge, Illinois, in Henry County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henry
Population
2,549
Coordinates
41.2823, -90.1724
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Where 61238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61238
  • 🔢 Type 61238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,238 = 2 × 67 × 457. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111100110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61237 (Buffalo Prairie, IL, 36 mi away) and 61239 (Carbon Cliff, IL, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61238 becomes 83216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12836, 12863, 13628, 13682, 13826, 13862, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83612 in Council, ID, 1,347 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯452 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61238 and you would come out at 41.28°S, 89.83°E — 1,099 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 101.3 square miles of land, 61238 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 77 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,549This ZIP2,549
Households1,042This ZIP1,042
Housing units1,184This ZIP1,184
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,583This ZIP$64,583Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$131,100This ZIP$131,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density25.2 / sq miThis ZIP25.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments60This ZIP60
Employees288This ZIP288
Annual payroll$14,607,000This ZIP$14,607,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$100,380,000This ZIP$100,380,000

Land area

Land area101.28 sq miThis ZIP101.28 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 61238

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ZIP codes near 61238

ZIPCityDistance
61233 Andover, IL 6.2 mi
61419 Bishop Hill, IL 6.4 mi
61490 Woodhull, IL 8.0 mi
61274 Osco, IL 8.1 mi
61262 Lynn Center, IL 9.1 mi
61434 Galva, IL 10.4 mi
61414 Altona, IL 10.8 mi
61235 Atkinson, IL 11.3 mi
61468 Ophiem, IL 11.3 mi
61443 Kewanee, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61238?

61238 is in Cambridge, Illinois, in Henry County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2823, -90.1724.

What county is 61238 in?

61238 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 61238?

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

What time zone is 61238 in?

61238 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61238?

About 2,549 people live in ZIP code 61238, in 1,042 households, at 25.2 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 61238?

$64,583 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61238?

The closest are 61233 (6.2 mi), 61419 (6.4 mi), 61490 (8 mi), 61274 (8.1 mi) and 61262 (9.1 mi).

Is 61238 a PO Box ZIP code?

61238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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