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61244

ZIP 61244 is East Moline, Illinois, in Rock Island County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock Island
Population
23,308
Coordinates
41.5226, -90.3908
☼ Live from 61244 — East Moline, IL

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Where 61244 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61244
  • 🔢 Type 61244 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,244 = 2 × 2 × 61 × 251. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111100111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61243 (Deer Grove, IL, 37 mi away) and 61250 (Erie, IL, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61244 becomes 44216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Clinton, OH, 459 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12446, 12464, 14264, 14462, 14624, 14642, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12446 in Kerhonkson, NY, 829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯445 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61244 and you would come out at 41.52°S, 89.61°E — 1,080 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 26.9 square miles of land, 61244 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,308This ZIP23,308
Households9,678This ZIP9,678
Housing units10,563This ZIP10,563
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,819This ZIP$63,819Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$139,400This ZIP$139,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$869This ZIP$869Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.7%This ZIP21.7%
Mean commute19.6 minThis ZIP19.6 min
Population density864.9 / sq miThis ZIP864.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments346This ZIP346
Employees7,967This ZIP7,967
Annual payroll$591,966,000This ZIP$591,966,000
Tax returns filed10,250This ZIP10,250
Total adjusted gross income$599,543,000This ZIP$599,543,000

Land area

Land area26.95 sq miThis ZIP26.95 sq mi
Water area1.84 sq miThis ZIP1.84 sq mi

Other place names in 61244

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61244

ZIPCityDistance
61236 Barstow, IL 1.9 mi
61239 Carbon Cliff, IL 1.9 mi
61282 Silvis, IL 2.1 mi
61256 Hampton, IL 2.7 mi
52767 Pleasant Valley, IA 4.0 mi
61241 Colona, IL 4.4 mi
61278 Rapids City, IL 4.9 mi
52722 Bettendorf, IA 5.3 mi
61265 Moline, IL 5.8 mi
61266 Moline, IL 6.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61244?

61244 is in East Moline, Illinois, in Rock Island County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5226, -90.3908.

What county is 61244 in?

61244 lies in Rock Island County.

What area code is 61244?

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

What time zone is 61244 in?

61244 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61244?

About 23,308 people live in ZIP code 61244, in 9,678 households, at 864.9 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 61244?

$63,819 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61244?

The closest are 61236 (1.9 mi), 61239 (1.9 mi), 61282 (2.1 mi), 61256 (2.7 mi) and 52767 (4 mi).

Is 61244 a PO Box ZIP code?

61244 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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