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61279

ZIP 61279 is Reynolds, Illinois, mostly in Mercer County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mercer +1 more
Population
1,015
Coordinates
41.3257, -90.7286
☼ Live from 61279 — Reynolds, IL

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Where 61279 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61279
  • 🔢 Type 61279 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,279 = 233 × 263. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61278 (Rapids City, IL, 27 mi away) and 61281 (Sherrard, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61279 becomes 97216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Portland, OR, 1,612 miles away.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,525 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯425 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61279 and you would come out at 41.33°S, 89.27°E — 1,074 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 39.3 square miles of land, 61279 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,015This ZIP1,015
Households378This ZIP378
Housing units401This ZIP401
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$87,656This ZIP$87,656Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$161,500This ZIP$161,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,125This ZIP$1,125Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density25.9 / sq miThis ZIP25.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$3,219,000This ZIP$3,219,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$37,303,000This ZIP$37,303,000

Land area

Land area39.25 sq miThis ZIP39.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61279 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 53.1%
Rock Island County 46.9%

Other place names in 61279

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ZIP codes near 61279

ZIPCityDistance
61284 Taylor Ridge, IL 4.9 mi
61237 Buffalo Prairie, IL 7.0 mi
61232 Andalusia, IL 7.3 mi
61276 Preemption, IL 7.9 mi
61231 Aledo, IL 8.0 mi
61263 Matherville, IL 8.0 mi
61264 Milan, IL 8.7 mi
52728 Buffalo, IA 9.2 mi
52759 Montpelier, IA 10.2 mi
61260 Joy, IL 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61279?

61279 is in Reynolds, Illinois, in Mercer County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3257, -90.7286.

What county is 61279 in?

61279 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 61279?

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

What time zone is 61279 in?

61279 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61279?

About 1,015 people live in ZIP code 61279, in 378 households, at 25.9 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 61279?

$87,656 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61279?

The closest are 61284 (4.9 mi), 61237 (7 mi), 61232 (7.3 mi), 61276 (7.9 mi) and 61231 (8 mi).

Is 61279 a PO Box ZIP code?

61279 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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