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61312

ZIP 61312 is Arlington, Illinois, in Bureau County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bureau
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
392
Coordinates
41.4340, -89.2254
☼ Live from 61312 — Arlington, IL

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Where 61312 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61312
  • 🔢 Type 61312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 479. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111110000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61311 (Ancona, IL, 33 mi away) and 61313 (Blackstone, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61312 becomes 21316, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11236, 11362, 12136, 13126, 13162, 13261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32116 in Daytona Beach, FL, 969 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯503 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61312 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 90.77°E — 1,132 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 32.6 square miles of land, 61312 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population392This ZIP392
Households192This ZIP192
Housing units207This ZIP207
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,714This ZIP$80,714Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$156,100This ZIP$156,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,038This ZIP$1,038Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute21.6 minThis ZIP21.6 min
Population density12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees50This ZIP50
Annual payroll$2,493,000This ZIP$2,493,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$16,929,000This ZIP$16,929,000

Land area

Land area32.59 sq miThis ZIP32.59 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61312

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ZIP codes near 61312

ZIPCityDistance
61317 Cherry, IL 0.9 mi
61337 Malden, IL 3.9 mi
61329 Ladd, IL 4.0 mi
61359 Seatonville, IL 5.5 mi
61362 Spring Valley, IL 5.7 mi
61320 Dalzell, IL 6.1 mi
61330 La Moille, IL 7.5 mi
61372 Troy Grove, IL 7.7 mi
61301 La Salle, IL 7.7 mi
61354 Peru, IL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61312?

61312 is in Arlington, Illinois, in Bureau County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4340, -89.2254.

What county is 61312 in?

61312 lies in Bureau County.

What area code is 61312?

Arlington uses area code 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61312 in?

61312 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61312?

About 392 people live in ZIP code 61312, in 192 households, at 12.0 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 61312?

$80,714 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61312?

The closest are 61317 (0.9 mi), 61337 (3.9 mi), 61329 (4 mi), 61359 (5.5 mi) and 61362 (5.7 mi).

Is 61312 a PO Box ZIP code?

61312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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