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61273

ZIP 61273 is Orion, Illinois, mostly in Henry County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henry +2 more
Population
3,120
Coordinates
41.3642, -90.3991
☼ Live from 61273 — Orion, IL

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Where 61273 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61273
  • 🔢 Type 61273 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,273 = 71 × 863. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61272 (New Boston, IL, 33 mi away) and 61274 (Osco, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61273 becomes 37216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Nashville, TN, 407 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12736, 12763, 13627, 13672, 13762, 16327, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32716 in Altamonte Springs, FL, 1,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯442 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61273 and you would come out at 41.36°S, 89.60°E — 1,086 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 45.8 square miles of land, 61273 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 35 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,120This ZIP3,120
Households1,262This ZIP1,262
Housing units1,371This ZIP1,371
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$99,032This ZIP$99,032Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$187,400This ZIP$187,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$840This ZIP$840Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.1%This ZIP31.1%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density68.2 / sq miThis ZIP68.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments69This ZIP69
Employees434This ZIP434
Annual payroll$16,591,000This ZIP$16,591,000
Tax returns filed1,590This ZIP1,590
Total adjusted gross income$130,994,000This ZIP$130,994,000

Land area

Land area45.76 sq miThis ZIP45.76 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61273 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Henry County 75.6%
Rock Island County 24.0%
Mercer County 0.4%

Other place names in 61273

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ZIP codes near 61273

ZIPCityDistance
61240 Coal Valley, IL 4.5 mi
61274 Osco, IL 6.4 mi
61262 Lynn Center, IL 6.6 mi
61233 Andover, IL 7.4 mi
61468 Ophiem, IL 7.5 mi
61281 Sherrard, IL 7.7 mi
61239 Carbon Cliff, IL 9.0 mi
61282 Silvis, IL 9.2 mi
61265 Moline, IL 9.3 mi
61241 Colona, IL 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61273?

61273 is in Orion, Illinois, in Henry County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3642, -90.3991.

What county is 61273 in?

61273 spans 3 counties: Henry County, Rock Island County and Mercer County. Most of it falls in Henry 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 61273?

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

What time zone is 61273 in?

61273 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61273?

About 3,120 people live in ZIP code 61273, in 1,262 households, at 68.2 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 61273?

$99,032 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61273?

The closest are 61240 (4.5 mi), 61274 (6.4 mi), 61262 (6.6 mi), 61233 (7.4 mi) and 61468 (7.5 mi).

Is 61273 a PO Box ZIP code?

61273 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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