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61259

ZIP 61259 is Illinois City, Illinois, mostly in Rock Island County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock Island +1 more
Population
1,053
Coordinates
41.3856, -90.9245
☼ Live from 61259 — Illinois City, IL

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Where 61259 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61259
  • 🔢 Type 61259 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,259 = 11 × 5569. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61258 (Hooppole, IL, 53 mi away) and 61260 (Joy, IL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61259 becomes 95216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,753 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯416 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61259 and you would come out at 41.39°S, 89.08°E — 1,064 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 11m.
  • 📏 At 76.8 square miles of land, 61259 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,053This ZIP1,053
Households480This ZIP480
Housing units534This ZIP534
Median age55.3This ZIP55.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$91,458This ZIP$91,458Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$201,100This ZIP$201,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density13.7 / sq miThis ZIP13.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,661,000This ZIP$1,661,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$47,559,000This ZIP$47,559,000

Land area

Land area76.83 sq miThis ZIP76.83 sq mi
Water area8.44 sq miThis ZIP8.44 sq mi

Counties 61259 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Rock Island County 96.8%
Mercer County 3.2%

Other place names in 61259

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

ZIP codes near 61259

ZIPCityDistance
61237 Buffalo Prairie, IL 4.4 mi
52759 Montpelier, IA 7.9 mi
52761 Muscatine, IA 8.2 mi
61284 Taylor Ridge, IL 9.1 mi
61272 New Boston, IL 10.3 mi
61260 Joy, IL 10.4 mi
52726 Blue Grass, IA 10.7 mi
61232 Andalusia, IL 10.7 mi
61279 Reynolds, IL 11.0 mi
52749 Fruitland, IA 11.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61259?

61259 is in Illinois City, Illinois, in Rock Island County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3856, -90.9245.

What county is 61259 in?

61259 spans 2 counties: Rock Island County and Mercer 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 61259?

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

What time zone is 61259 in?

61259 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61259?

About 1,053 people live in ZIP code 61259, in 480 households, at 13.7 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 61259?

$91,458 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61259?

The closest are 61237 (4.4 mi), 52759 (7.9 mi), 52761 (8.2 mi), 61284 (9.1 mi) and 61272 (10.3 mi).

Is 61259 a PO Box ZIP code?

61259 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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