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61346

ZIP 61346 is New Bedford, Illinois, in Bureau County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bureau
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
43
Coordinates
41.5067, -89.7200
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Where 61346 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61346
  • 🔢 Type 61346 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghEIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,346 = 2 × 37 × 829. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111110100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61345 (Neponset, IL, 16 mi away) and 61348 (Oglesby, IL, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61346 becomes 64316, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13646, 13664, 16346, 16364, 16436, 16634, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34661 in Nobleton, FL, 984 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯478 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61346 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 90.28°E — 1,109 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 0.543 square miles of land, 61346 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 263 football fields.
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People and housing

Population43This ZIP43
Households30This ZIP30
Housing units38This ZIP38
Median age71.5This ZIP71.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$42,500This ZIP$42,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$78,800This ZIP$78,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher2.4%This ZIP2.4%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density79.2 / sq miThis ZIP79.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$827,000This ZIP$827,000

Land area

Land area0.54 sq miThis ZIP0.54 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61346

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61346

ZIPCityDistance
61338 Manlius, IL 3.8 mi
61376 Walnut, IL 6.5 mi
61283 Tampico, IL 6.8 mi
61361 Sheffield, IL 7.1 mi
61243 Deer Grove, IL 8.0 mi
61344 Mineral, IL 8.8 mi
61258 Hooppole, IL 10.1 mi
61379 Wyanet, IL 10.5 mi
61234 Annawan, IL 11.8 mi
61277 Prophetstown, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61346?

61346 is in New Bedford, Illinois, in Bureau County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5067, -89.7200.

What county is 61346 in?

61346 lies in Bureau County.

What area code is 61346?

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

What time zone is 61346 in?

61346 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61346?

About 43 people live in ZIP code 61346, in 30 households, at 79.2 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 61346?

$42,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61346?

The closest are 61338 (3.8 mi), 61376 (6.5 mi), 61283 (6.8 mi), 61361 (7.1 mi) and 61243 (8 mi).

Is 61346 a PO Box ZIP code?

61346 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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