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61263

ZIP 61263 is Matherville, Illinois, in Mercer County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mercer
Population
657
Coordinates
41.2662, -90.5960
☼ Live from 61263 — Matherville, IL

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Where 61263 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61263
  • 🔢 Type 61263 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,263 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2269. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61262 (Lynn Center, IL, 13 mi away) and 61264 (Milan, IL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61263 becomes 36216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13626, 13662, 16236, 16263, 16326, 16362, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32616 in Alachua, FL, 914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯431 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61263 and you would come out at 41.27°S, 89.40°E — 1,082 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 1.4 square miles of land, 61263 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population657This ZIP657
Households272This ZIP272
Housing units320This ZIP320
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,500This ZIP$86,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$134,800This ZIP$134,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density480.6 / sq miThis ZIP480.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$1,012,000This ZIP$1,012,000

Land area

Land area1.37 sq miThis ZIP1.37 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 61263

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ZIP codes near 61263

ZIPCityDistance
61276 Preemption, IL 3.6 mi
61281 Sherrard, IL 4.6 mi
61486 Viola, IL 5.0 mi
61465 New Windsor, IL 7.2 mi
61231 Aledo, IL 7.4 mi
61279 Reynolds, IL 8.0 mi
61264 Milan, IL 9.4 mi
61468 Ophiem, IL 10.9 mi
61284 Taylor Ridge, IL 12.0 mi
61466 North Henderson, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61263?

61263 is in Matherville, Illinois, in Mercer County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2662, -90.5960.

What county is 61263 in?

61263 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 61263?

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

What time zone is 61263 in?

61263 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61263?

About 657 people live in ZIP code 61263, in 272 households, at 480.6 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 61263?

$86,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61263?

The closest are 61276 (3.6 mi), 61281 (4.6 mi), 61486 (5 mi), 61465 (7.2 mi) and 61231 (7.4 mi).

Is 61263 a PO Box ZIP code?

61263 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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