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61274

ZIP 61274 is Osco, Illinois, in Henry County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henry
Population
197
Coordinates
41.3703, -90.2766
☼ Live from 61274 — Osco, IL

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Where 61274 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61274
  • 🔢 Type 61274 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,274 = 2 × 30637. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61273 (Orion, IL, 6 mi away) and 61275 (Port Byron, IL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61274 becomes 47216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12746 in Huguenot, NY, 809 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯448 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61274 and you would come out at 41.37°S, 89.72°E — 1,091 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 23.6 square miles of land, 61274 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population197This ZIP197
Households98This ZIP98
Housing units98This ZIP98
Median age65.3This ZIP65.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,000This ZIP$72,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$128,800This ZIP$128,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Population density8.4 / sq miThis ZIP8.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$930,000This ZIP$930,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$10,588,000This ZIP$10,588,000

Land area

Land area23.59 sq miThis ZIP23.59 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61274

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

ZIP codes near 61274

ZIPCityDistance
61233 Andover, IL 5.3 mi
61273 Orion, IL 6.4 mi
61262 Lynn Center, IL 7.5 mi
61238 Cambridge, IL 8.1 mi
61241 Colona, IL 8.4 mi
61240 Coal Valley, IL 9.1 mi
61254 Geneseo, IL 9.4 mi
61468 Ophiem, IL 9.7 mi
61239 Carbon Cliff, IL 10.4 mi
61236 Barstow, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61274?

61274 is in Osco, Illinois, in Henry County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3703, -90.2766.

What county is 61274 in?

61274 lies in Henry County.

What area code is 61274?

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

What time zone is 61274 in?

61274 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61274?

About 197 people live in ZIP code 61274, in 98 households, at 8.4 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 61274?

$72,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61274?

The closest are 61233 (5.3 mi), 61273 (6.4 mi), 61262 (7.5 mi), 61238 (8.1 mi) and 61241 (8.4 mi).

Is 61274 a PO Box ZIP code?

61274 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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