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61276

ZIP 61276 is Preemption, Illinois, in Mercer County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mercer
Population
88
Coordinates
41.3166, -90.5763
☼ Live from 61276 — Preemption, IL

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Where 61276 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61276
  • 🔢 Type 61276 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,276 = 2 × 2 × 15319. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61275 (Port Byron, IL, 24 mi away) and 61277 (Prophetstown, IL, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61276 becomes 67216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wichita, KS, 441 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12766, 16627, 16672, 16726, 17266, 21667, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12766 in North Branch, NY, 806 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯432 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61276 and you would come out at 41.32°S, 89.42°E — 1,081 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 0.339 square miles of land, 61276 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 164 football fields.
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People and housing

Population88This ZIP88
Households34This ZIP34
Housing units80This ZIP80
Median age65.2This ZIP65.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,750This ZIP$87,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$89,000This ZIP$89,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Population density259.6 / sq miThis ZIP259.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61276

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

ZIP codes near 61276

ZIPCityDistance
61281 Sherrard, IL 3.1 mi
61263 Matherville, IL 3.6 mi
61264 Milan, IL 6.0 mi
61279 Reynolds, IL 7.9 mi
61486 Viola, IL 8.4 mi
61465 New Windsor, IL 8.9 mi
61273 Orion, IL 9.8 mi
61240 Coal Valley, IL 10.3 mi
61231 Aledo, IL 10.4 mi
61284 Taylor Ridge, IL 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61276?

61276 is in Preemption, Illinois, in Mercer County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3166, -90.5763.

What county is 61276 in?

61276 lies in Mercer County.

What area code is 61276?

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

What time zone is 61276 in?

61276 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61276?

About 88 people live in ZIP code 61276, in 34 households, at 259.6 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 61276?

$87,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61276?

The closest are 61281 (3.1 mi), 61263 (3.6 mi), 61264 (6 mi), 61279 (7.9 mi) and 61486 (8.4 mi).

Is 61276 a PO Box ZIP code?

61276 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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