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61379

ZIP 61379 is Wyanet, Illinois, in Bureau County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Bureau
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
1,260
Coordinates
41.3803, -89.6063
☼ Live from 61379 — Wyanet, IL

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Where 61379 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61379
  • 🔢 Type 61379 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLEIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 61379 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61378 (West Brooklyn, IL, 33 mi away) and 61401 (Galesburg, IL, 51 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61379 becomes 97316, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13679, 13697, 13796, 16937, 17936, 17963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96731 in Kahuku, HI, 4,140 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯483 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61379 and you would come out at 41.38°S, 90.39°E — 1,118 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 39.7 square miles of land, 61379 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,260This ZIP1,260
Households581This ZIP581
Housing units612This ZIP612
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$103,200This ZIP$103,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$868This ZIP$868Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%This ZIP11.1%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density31.7 / sq miThis ZIP31.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees55This ZIP55
Annual payroll$1,999,000This ZIP$1,999,000
Tax returns filed650This ZIP650
Total adjusted gross income$40,169,000This ZIP$40,169,000

Land area

Land area39.75 sq miThis ZIP39.75 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 61379

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ZIP codes near 61379

ZIPCityDistance
61314 Buda, IL 6.6 mi
61338 Manlius, IL 6.9 mi
61356 Princeton, IL 8.7 mi
61361 Sheffield, IL 9.0 mi
61368 Tiskilwa, IL 9.4 mi
61346 New Bedford, IL 10.5 mi
61376 Walnut, IL 10.9 mi
61323 Dover, IL 11.5 mi
61328 Kasbeer, IL 11.7 mi
61345 Neponset, IL 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61379?

61379 is in Wyanet, Illinois, in Bureau County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.3803, -89.6063.

What county is 61379 in?

61379 lies in Bureau County.

What area code is 61379?

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

What time zone is 61379 in?

61379 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61379?

About 1,260 people live in ZIP code 61379, in 581 households, at 31.7 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 61379?

$63,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61379?

The closest are 61314 (6.6 mi), 61338 (6.9 mi), 61356 (8.7 mi), 61361 (9 mi) and 61368 (9.4 mi).

Is 61379 a PO Box ZIP code?

61379 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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