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61362

ZIP 61362 is Spring Valley, Illinois, in Bureau County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bureau
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
5,764
Coordinates
41.3514, -89.2237
☼ Live from 61362 — Spring Valley, IL

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Where 61362 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61362
  • 🔢 Type 61362 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgEIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,362 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 487. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111110110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61361 (Sheffield, IL, 29 mi away) and 61363 (Standard, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61362 becomes 26316, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13626, 13662, 16236, 16263, 16326, 16362, …). The farthest-flung twin is 32616 in Alachua, FL, 883 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯502 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61362 and you would come out at 41.35°S, 90.78°E — 1,136 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 25.4 square miles of land, 61362 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,764This ZIP5,764
Households2,332This ZIP2,332
Housing units2,628This ZIP2,628
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,558This ZIP$71,558Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$158,000This ZIP$158,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$917This ZIP$917Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density226.8 / sq miThis ZIP226.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments116This ZIP116
Employees2,800This ZIP2,800
Annual payroll$136,823,000This ZIP$136,823,000
Tax returns filed2,890This ZIP2,890
Total adjusted gross income$173,115,000This ZIP$173,115,000

Land area

Land area25.41 sq miThis ZIP25.41 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi

Other place names in 61362

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ZIP codes near 61362

ZIPCityDistance
61329 Ladd, IL 2.0 mi
61359 Seatonville, IL 2.6 mi
61320 Dalzell, IL 2.8 mi
61354 Peru, IL 4.4 mi
61322 Depue, IL 5.1 mi
61317 Cherry, IL 5.6 mi
61312 Arlington, IL 5.7 mi
61340 Mark, IL 6.2 mi
61363 Standard, IL 7.0 mi
61326 Granville, IL 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61362?

61362 is in Spring Valley, Illinois, in Bureau County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3514, -89.2237.

What county is 61362 in?

61362 lies in Bureau County.

What area code is 61362?

Spring Valley uses area codes 779 and 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61362 in?

61362 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61362?

About 5,764 people live in ZIP code 61362, in 2,332 households, at 226.8 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 61362?

$71,558 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61362?

The closest are 61329 (2 mi), 61359 (2.6 mi), 61320 (2.8 mi), 61354 (4.4 mi) and 61322 (5.1 mi).

Is 61362 a PO Box ZIP code?

61362 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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