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61239

ZIP 61239 is Carbon Cliff, Illinois, in Rock Island County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock Island
Population
1,189
Coordinates
41.4948, -90.3897
☼ Live from 61239 — Carbon Cliff, IL

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Where 61239 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61239
  • 🔢 Type 61239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,239 = 3 × 137 × 149. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111100110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61238 (Cambridge, IL, 19 mi away) and 61240 (Coal Valley, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61239 becomes 93216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Delano, CA, 1,599 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12936, 13692, 16239, 16329, 16923, 16932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96321 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,683 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯444 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61239 and you would come out at 41.49°S, 89.61°E — 1,081 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 0.791 square miles of land, 61239 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 383 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,189This ZIP1,189
Households484This ZIP484
Housing units516This ZIP516
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$32,177This ZIP$32,177Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$99,400This ZIP$99,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,052This ZIP$1,052Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher4.6%This ZIP4.6%
Mean commute15.6 minThis ZIP15.6 min
Population density1,503.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,503.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$4,035,000This ZIP$4,035,000
Tax returns filed490This ZIP490
Total adjusted gross income$21,874,000This ZIP$21,874,000

Land area

Land area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61239

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ZIP codes near 61239

ZIPCityDistance
61282 Silvis, IL 1.1 mi
61244 East Moline, IL 1.9 mi
61236 Barstow, IL 2.2 mi
61241 Colona, IL 3.6 mi
61256 Hampton, IL 4.6 mi
61265 Moline, IL 5.1 mi
61240 Coal Valley, IL 5.5 mi
52767 Pleasant Valley, IA 5.8 mi
61278 Rapids City, IL 6.5 mi
61266 Moline, IL 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61239?

61239 is in Carbon Cliff, Illinois, in Rock Island County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4948, -90.3897.

What county is 61239 in?

61239 lies in Rock Island County.

What area code is 61239?

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

What time zone is 61239 in?

61239 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61239?

About 1,189 people live in ZIP code 61239, in 484 households, at 1,503.2 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 61239?

$32,177 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61239?

The closest are 61282 (1.1 mi), 61244 (1.9 mi), 61236 (2.2 mi), 61241 (3.6 mi) and 61256 (4.6 mi).

Is 61239 a PO Box ZIP code?

61239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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