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61281

ZIP 61281 is Sherrard, Illinois, mostly in Mercer County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mercer +1 more
Population
2,520
Coordinates
41.2998, -90.5201
☼ Live from 61281 — Sherrard, IL

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Where 61281 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61281
  • 🔢 Type 61281 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBZIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,281 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 619. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61279 (Reynolds, IL, 11 mi away) and 61282 (Silvis, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61281 becomes 18216 — and that is a real ZIP code: Beaver Meadows, PA, 761 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12168, 12186, 12816, 12861, 16218, 16821, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12861 in Putnam Station, NY, 885 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯435 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61281 and you would come out at 41.30°S, 89.48°E — 1,084 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 40.2 square miles of land, 61281 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,520This ZIP2,520
Households965This ZIP965
Housing units1,063This ZIP1,063
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$102,639This ZIP$102,639Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$224,000This ZIP$224,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$763This ZIP$763Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density62.7 / sq miThis ZIP62.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees96This ZIP96
Annual payroll$3,632,000This ZIP$3,632,000
Tax returns filed1,260This ZIP1,260
Total adjusted gross income$126,123,000This ZIP$126,123,000

Land area

Land area40.19 sq miThis ZIP40.19 sq mi
Water area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi

Counties 61281 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 82.9%
Rock Island County 17.1%

Other place names in 61281

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ZIP codes near 61281

ZIPCityDistance
61276 Preemption, IL 3.1 mi
61263 Matherville, IL 4.6 mi
61465 New Windsor, IL 6.5 mi
61468 Ophiem, IL 7.5 mi
61273 Orion, IL 7.7 mi
61486 Viola, IL 7.8 mi
61264 Milan, IL 8.1 mi
61262 Lynn Center, IL 9.1 mi
61240 Coal Valley, IL 9.6 mi
61279 Reynolds, IL 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61281?

61281 is in Sherrard, Illinois, in Mercer County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2998, -90.5201.

What county is 61281 in?

61281 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 61281?

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

What time zone is 61281 in?

61281 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61281?

About 2,520 people live in ZIP code 61281, in 965 households, at 62.7 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 61281?

$102,639 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61281?

The closest are 61276 (3.1 mi), 61263 (4.6 mi), 61465 (6.5 mi), 61468 (7.5 mi) and 61273 (7.7 mi).

Is 61281 a PO Box ZIP code?

61281 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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