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61301

ZIP 61301 is La Salle, Illinois, in LaSalle County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
LaSalle
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
10,398
Coordinates
41.3974, -89.0843
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Where 61301 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61301
  • 🔢 Type 61301 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOEIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,301 = 59 × 1039. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61299 (Rock Island, IL, 76 mi away) and 61310 (Amboy, IL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61301 becomes 10316, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01613, 06131, 10163, 11360, 13061, 13160, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01613 in Worcester, MA, 890 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯509 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61301 and you would come out at 41.40°S, 90.92°E — 1,140 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 42.3 square miles of land, 61301 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,398This ZIP10,398
Households4,579This ZIP4,579
Housing units5,037This ZIP5,037
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,328This ZIP$60,328Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$129,000This ZIP$129,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,039This ZIP$1,039Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density246.1 / sq miThis ZIP246.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments267This ZIP267
Employees2,734This ZIP2,734
Annual payroll$173,890,000This ZIP$173,890,000
Tax returns filed5,010This ZIP5,010
Total adjusted gross income$324,648,000This ZIP$324,648,000

Land area

Land area42.26 sq miThis ZIP42.26 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Other place names in 61301

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ZIP codes near 61301

ZIPCityDistance
61373 Utica, IL 4.6 mi
61372 Troy Grove, IL 4.7 mi
61354 Peru, IL 5.3 mi
61320 Dalzell, IL 5.3 mi
61329 Ladd, IL 6.6 mi
61317 Cherry, IL 6.9 mi
61312 Arlington, IL 7.7 mi
61371 Triumph, IL 7.8 mi
61362 Spring Valley, IL 7.9 mi
61348 Oglesby, IL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61301?

61301 is in La Salle, Illinois, in LaSalle County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3974, -89.0843.

What county is 61301 in?

61301 lies in LaSalle County.

What area code is 61301?

La Salle uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61301 in?

61301 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61301?

About 10,398 people live in ZIP code 61301, in 4,579 households, at 246.1 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 61301?

$60,328 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61301?

The closest are 61373 (4.6 mi), 61372 (4.7 mi), 61354 (5.3 mi), 61320 (5.3 mi) and 61329 (6.6 mi).

Is 61301 a PO Box ZIP code?

61301 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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