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61250

ZIP 61250 is Erie, Illinois, mostly in Whiteside County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Whiteside +1 more
Metro area
Sterling, IL
Population
2,781
Coordinates
41.6559, -90.1124
☼ Live from 61250 — Erie, IL

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Where 61250 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61250
  • 🔢 Type 61250 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,250 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 7. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61244 (East Moline, IL, 17 mi away) and 61251 (Fenton, IL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61250 becomes 05216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 1,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯461 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61250 and you would come out at 41.66°S, 89.89°E — 1,086 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 87.2 square miles of land, 61250 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,781This ZIP2,781
Households1,210This ZIP1,210
Housing units1,274This ZIP1,274
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,688This ZIP$84,688Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$167,700This ZIP$167,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$838This ZIP$838Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.4%This ZIP24.4%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density31.9 / sq miThis ZIP31.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees252This ZIP252
Annual payroll$10,095,000This ZIP$10,095,000
Tax returns filed1,230This ZIP1,230
Total adjusted gross income$97,101,000This ZIP$97,101,000

Land area

Land area87.16 sq miThis ZIP87.16 sq mi
Water area1.96 sq miThis ZIP1.96 sq mi

Counties 61250 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Whiteside County 94.1%
Henry County 5.9%

Other place names in 61250

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ZIP codes near 61250

ZIPCityDistance
61251 Fenton, IL 5.4 mi
61257 Hillsdale, IL 7.1 mi
61230 Albany, IL 7.5 mi
61242 Cordova, IL 9.6 mi
61277 Prophetstown, IL 9.8 mi
61275 Port Byron, IL 10.6 mi
61261 Lyndon, IL 11.8 mi
61252 Fulton, IL 12.5 mi
61278 Rapids City, IL 12.6 mi
61254 Geneseo, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61250?

61250 is in Erie, Illinois, in Whiteside County, part of the Sterling, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6559, -90.1124.

What county is 61250 in?

61250 spans 2 counties: Whiteside County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Whiteside 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 61250?

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

What time zone is 61250 in?

61250 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61250?

About 2,781 people live in ZIP code 61250, in 1,210 households, at 31.9 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 61250?

$84,688 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61250?

The closest are 61251 (5.4 mi), 61257 (7.1 mi), 61230 (7.5 mi), 61242 (9.6 mi) and 61277 (9.8 mi).

Is 61250 a PO Box ZIP code?

61250 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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