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61272

ZIP 61272 is New Boston, Illinois, mostly in Mercer County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mercer +1 more
Population
1,437
Coordinates
41.2511, -91.0114
☼ Live from 61272 — New Boston, IL

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Where 61272 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61272
  • 🔢 Type 61272 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,272 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 37. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61270 (Morrison, IL, 67 mi away) and 61273 (Orion, IL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61272 becomes 27216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Burlington, NC, 718 miles away.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12726, 12762, 17262, 17622, 21627, 21672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12762 in Mongaup Valley, NY, 839 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯409 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61272 and you would come out at 41.25°S, 88.99°E — 1,066 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 89.2 square miles of land, 61272 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,437This ZIP1,437
Households586This ZIP586
Housing units624This ZIP624
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,167This ZIP$64,167Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$145,900This ZIP$145,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$605This ZIP$605Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.8%This ZIP12.8%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density16.1 / sq miThis ZIP16.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$2,423,000This ZIP$2,423,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$44,416,000This ZIP$44,416,000

Land area

Land area89.25 sq miThis ZIP89.25 sq mi
Water area5.44 sq miThis ZIP5.44 sq mi

Counties 61272 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 96.9%
Rock Island County 3.1%

Other place names in 61272

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ZIP codes near 61272

ZIPCityDistance
61260 Joy, IL 6.5 mi
52749 Fruitland, IA 9.0 mi
52752 Grandview, IA 9.5 mi
52653 Wapello, IA 9.6 mi
61237 Buffalo Prairie, IL 10.0 mi
61259 Illinois City, IL 10.3 mi
61442 Keithsburg, IL 11.2 mi
52646 Oakville, IA 12.5 mi
52761 Muscatine, IA 13.3 mi
52754 Letts, IA 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61272?

61272 is in New Boston, Illinois, in Mercer County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2511, -91.0114.

What county is 61272 in?

61272 spans 2 counties: Mercer County and Rock Island County. Most of it falls in Mercer 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 61272?

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

What time zone is 61272 in?

61272 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61272?

About 1,437 people live in ZIP code 61272, in 586 households, at 16.1 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 61272?

$64,167 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61272?

The closest are 61260 (6.5 mi), 52749 (9 mi), 52752 (9.5 mi), 52653 (9.6 mi) and 61237 (10 mi).

Is 61272 a PO Box ZIP code?

61272 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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