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61240

ZIP 61240 is Coal Valley, Illinois, mostly in Rock Island County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock Island +1 more
Population
5,795
Coordinates
41.4233, -90.4370
☼ Live from 61240 — Coal Valley, IL

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Where 61240 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61240
  • 🔢 Type 61240 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,240 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1531. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111100111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61239 (Carbon Cliff, IL, 6 mi away) and 61241 (Colona, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61240 becomes 04216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Andover, ME, 1,012 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 1,131 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯441 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61240 and you would come out at 41.42°S, 89.56°E — 1,082 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 36.4 square miles of land, 61240 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,795This ZIP5,795
Households2,259This ZIP2,259
Housing units2,508This ZIP2,508
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$113,220This ZIP$113,220Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$237,000This ZIP$237,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute21.2 minThis ZIP21.2 min
Population density159.1 / sq miThis ZIP159.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments81This ZIP81
Employees872This ZIP872
Annual payroll$39,361,000This ZIP$39,361,000
Tax returns filed3,000This ZIP3,000
Total adjusted gross income$285,267,000This ZIP$285,267,000

Land area

Land area36.42 sq miThis ZIP36.42 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 61240 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rock Island County 54.1%
Henry County 45.9%

Other place names in 61240

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ZIP codes near 61240

ZIPCityDistance
61273 Orion, IL 4.5 mi
61265 Moline, IL 4.7 mi
61282 Silvis, IL 5.2 mi
61239 Carbon Cliff, IL 5.5 mi
61266 Moline, IL 7.0 mi
61244 East Moline, IL 7.3 mi
61241 Colona, IL 7.5 mi
61236 Barstow, IL 7.6 mi
61201 Rock Island, IL 8.1 mi
61264 Milan, IL 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61240?

61240 is in Coal Valley, Illinois, in Rock Island County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4233, -90.4370.

What county is 61240 in?

61240 spans 2 counties: Rock Island County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Rock Island 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 61240?

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

What time zone is 61240 in?

61240 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61240?

About 5,795 people live in ZIP code 61240, in 2,259 households, at 159.1 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 61240?

$113,220 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61240?

The closest are 61273 (4.5 mi), 61265 (4.7 mi), 61282 (5.2 mi), 61239 (5.5 mi) and 61266 (7 mi).

Is 61240 a PO Box ZIP code?

61240 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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