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61278

ZIP 61278 is Rapids City, Illinois, in Rock Island County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Rock Island
Population
678
Coordinates
41.5793, -90.3342
☼ Live from 61278 — Rapids City, IL

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Where 61278 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61278
  • 🔢 Type 61278 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,278 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1459. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61277 (Prophetstown, IL, 21 mi away) and 61279 (Reynolds, IL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61278 becomes 87216, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78162 in Tuleta, TX, 991 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% 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 61278 and you would come out at 41.58°S, 89.67°E — 1,080 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 1.6 square miles of land, 61278 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population678This ZIP678
Households299This ZIP299
Housing units328This ZIP328
Median age51.9This ZIP51.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,938This ZIP$69,938Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$219,000This ZIP$219,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density437.1 / sq miThis ZIP437.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees105This ZIP105
Annual payroll$3,109,000This ZIP$3,109,000

Land area

Land area1.55 sq miThis ZIP1.55 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Other place names in 61278

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

ZIP codes near 61278

ZIPCityDistance
61275 Port Byron, IL 2.3 mi
61256 Hampton, IL 3.7 mi
52753 Le Claire, IA 4.3 mi
61236 Barstow, IL 4.6 mi
52767 Pleasant Valley, IA 4.7 mi
61244 East Moline, IL 4.9 mi
61257 Hillsdale, IL 5.9 mi
61241 Colona, IL 6.4 mi
61239 Carbon Cliff, IL 6.5 mi
61282 Silvis, IL 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61278?

61278 is in Rapids City, Illinois, in Rock Island County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5793, -90.3342.

What county is 61278 in?

61278 lies in Rock Island County.

What area code is 61278?

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

What time zone is 61278 in?

61278 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61278?

About 678 people live in ZIP code 61278, in 299 households, at 437.1 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 61278?

$69,938 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61278?

The closest are 61275 (2.3 mi), 61256 (3.7 mi), 52753 (4.3 mi), 61236 (4.6 mi) and 52767 (4.7 mi).

Is 61278 a PO Box ZIP code?

61278 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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