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Where 61324 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 61324 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZEIg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 61,324 = 2 × 2 × 15331. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110111110001100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61323 (Dover, IL, 23 mi away) and 61325 (Grand Ridge, IL, 48 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 61324 becomes 42316, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12436, 12463, 13426, 13624, 13642, 14263, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34216 in Anna Maria, FL, 1,053 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯498 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61324 and you would come out at 41.77°S, 90.59°E — 1,111 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
- 📏 At 0.206 square miles of land, 61324 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 100 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 97This ZIP97 |
|---|---|
| Households | 38This ZIP38 |
| Housing units | 38This ZIP38 |
| Median age | 51.2This ZIP51.2Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 21.5%This ZIP21.5% |
| Population density | 470.9 / sq miThis ZIP470.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 61324
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
61057 | Nachusa, IL | 4.7 mi |
61021 | Dixon, IL | 5.3 mi |
61310 | Amboy, IL | 5.6 mi |
61031 | Franklin Grove, IL | 6.3 mi |
61331 | Lee Center, IL | 7.2 mi |
61042 | Harmon, IL | 9.1 mi |
61091 | Woosung, IL | 11.9 mi |
61006 | Ashton, IL | 12.6 mi |
61367 | Sublette, IL | 13.0 mi |
61378 | West Brooklyn, IL | 13.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 61324?
61324 is in Eldena, Illinois, in Lee County, part of the Dixon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7699, -89.4136.
What county is 61324 in?
61324 lies in Lee County.
What area code is 61324?
Eldena uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 61324 in?
61324 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 61324?
About 97 people live in ZIP code 61324, in 38 households, at 470.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 61324?
The closest are 61057 (4.7 mi), 61021 (5.3 mi), 61310 (5.6 mi), 61031 (6.3 mi) and 61331 (7.2 mi).
Is 61324 a PO Box ZIP code?
61324 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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