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61317

ZIP 61317 is Cherry, Illinois, in Bureau County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bureau
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
521
Coordinates
41.4320, -89.2082
☼ Live from 61317 — Cherry, IL

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Where 61317 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61317
  • 🔢 Type 61317 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIEIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,317 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 757. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61316 (Cedar Point, IL, 13 mi away) and 61318 (Compton, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61317 becomes 71316 — and that is a real ZIP code: Acme, LA, 715 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11367, 11763, 13167, 13617, 13671, 13761, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11763 in Medford, NY, 844 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 61317 and you would come out at 41.43°S, 90.79°E — 1,133 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 1.0 square miles of land, 61317 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 493 football fields.
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People and housing

Population521This ZIP521
Households235This ZIP235
Housing units255This ZIP255
Median age51.1This ZIP51.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$103,300This ZIP$103,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density511.3 / sq miThis ZIP511.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$1,827,000This ZIP$1,827,000

Land area

Land area1.02 sq miThis ZIP1.02 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61317

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ZIP codes near 61317

ZIPCityDistance
61312 Arlington, IL 0.9 mi
61329 Ladd, IL 3.8 mi
61337 Malden, IL 4.8 mi
61362 Spring Valley, IL 5.6 mi
61320 Dalzell, IL 5.6 mi
61359 Seatonville, IL 5.8 mi
61301 La Salle, IL 6.9 mi
61372 Troy Grove, IL 6.9 mi
61354 Peru, IL 7.6 mi
61330 La Moille, IL 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61317?

61317 is in Cherry, Illinois, in Bureau County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4320, -89.2082.

What county is 61317 in?

61317 lies in Bureau County.

What area code is 61317?

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

What time zone is 61317 in?

61317 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61317?

About 521 people live in ZIP code 61317, in 235 households, at 511.3 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 61317?

$58,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61317?

The closest are 61312 (0.9 mi), 61329 (3.8 mi), 61337 (4.8 mi), 61362 (5.6 mi) and 61320 (5.6 mi).

Is 61317 a PO Box ZIP code?

61317 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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