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61252

ZIP 61252 is Fulton, Illinois, in Whiteside County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Whiteside
Metro area
Sterling, IL
Population
5,437
Coordinates
41.8368, -90.1253
☼ Live from 61252 — Fulton, IL

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Where 61252 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61252
  • 🔢 Type 61252 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,252 = 2 × 2 × 15313. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61251 (Fenton, IL, 8 mi away) and 61254 (Geneseo, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61252 becomes 25216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12256, 12526, 15226, 15262, 15622, 16225, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12256 in Albany, NY, 838 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯463 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61252 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 89.87°E — 1,078 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 58.7 square miles of land, 61252 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,437This ZIP5,437
Households2,318This ZIP2,318
Housing units2,675This ZIP2,675
Median age45.0This ZIP45.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,861This ZIP$59,861Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$141,500This ZIP$141,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$949This ZIP$949Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute16.9 minThis ZIP16.9 min
Population density92.6 / sq miThis ZIP92.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees1,418This ZIP1,418
Annual payroll$69,214,000This ZIP$69,214,000
Tax returns filed2,650This ZIP2,650
Total adjusted gross income$182,947,000This ZIP$182,947,000

Land area

Land area58.73 sq miThis ZIP58.73 sq mi
Water area5.09 sq miThis ZIP5.09 sq mi

Other place names in 61252

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ZIP codes near 61252

ZIPCityDistance
52734 Clinton, IA 3.3 mi
52733 Clinton, IA 3.3 mi
52736 Clinton, IA 3.3 mi
52732 Clinton, IA 7.6 mi
61251 Fenton, IL 7.9 mi
61270 Morrison, IL 8.4 mi
61230 Albany, IL 8.4 mi
61285 Thomson, IL 11.1 mi
52730 Camanche, IA 11.6 mi
52701 Andover, IA 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61252?

61252 is in Fulton, Illinois, in Whiteside County, part of the Sterling, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8368, -90.1253.

What county is 61252 in?

61252 lies in Whiteside County.

What area code is 61252?

Fulton uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61252 in?

61252 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61252?

About 5,437 people live in ZIP code 61252, in 2,318 households, at 92.6 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 61252?

$59,861 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61252?

The closest are 52734 (3.3 mi), 52733 (3.3 mi), 52736 (3.3 mi), 52732 (7.6 mi) and 61251 (7.9 mi).

Is 61252 a PO Box ZIP code?

61252 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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