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61270

ZIP 61270 is Morrison, Illinois, mostly in Whiteside County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Whiteside +1 more
Metro area
Sterling, IL
Population
6,912
Coordinates
41.8266, -89.9635
☼ Live from 61270 — Morrison, IL

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Where 61270 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61270
  • 🔢 Type 61270 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,270 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 557. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61266 (Moline, IL, 36 mi away) and 61272 (New Boston, IL, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61270 becomes 07216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02671 in West Harwich, MA, 1,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯471 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61270 and you would come out at 41.83°S, 90.04°E — 1,085 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 151.0 square miles of land, 61270 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 115 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,912This ZIP6,912
Households2,720This ZIP2,720
Housing units2,884This ZIP2,884
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,867This ZIP$80,867Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$164,600This ZIP$164,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$903This ZIP$903Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density45.8 / sq miThis ZIP45.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments154This ZIP154
Employees1,541This ZIP1,541
Annual payroll$65,566,000This ZIP$65,566,000
Tax returns filed3,370This ZIP3,370
Total adjusted gross income$248,135,000This ZIP$248,135,000

Land area

Land area150.98 sq miThis ZIP150.98 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Counties 61270 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Whiteside County 99.0%
Carroll County 1.0%

Other place names in 61270

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ZIP codes near 61270

ZIPCityDistance
61261 Lyndon, IL 6.8 mi
61252 Fulton, IL 8.4 mi
61251 Fenton, IL 8.8 mi
61037 Galt, IL 10.8 mi
61014 Chadwick, IL 11.0 mi
61081 Sterling, IL 11.6 mi
52734 Clinton, IA 11.7 mi
52733 Clinton, IA 11.7 mi
52736 Clinton, IA 11.7 mi
61285 Thomson, IL 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61270?

61270 is in Morrison, Illinois, in Whiteside County, part of the Sterling, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8266, -89.9635.

What county is 61270 in?

61270 spans 2 counties: Whiteside County and Carroll 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 61270?

Morrison uses area code 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61270 in?

61270 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61270?

About 6,912 people live in ZIP code 61270, in 2,720 households, at 45.8 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 61270?

$80,867 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61270?

The closest are 61261 (6.8 mi), 61252 (8.4 mi), 61251 (8.8 mi), 61037 (10.8 mi) and 61014 (11 mi).

Is 61270 a PO Box ZIP code?

61270 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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