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61412

ZIP 61412 is Alexis, Illinois, mostly in Mercer County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Mercer +1 more
Population
1,392
Coordinates
41.0784, -90.5797
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Where 61412 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61412
  • 🔢 Type 61412 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,412 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1181. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61411 (Adair, IL, 47 mi away) and 61413 (Alpha, IL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61412 becomes 21416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11426, 12164, 12416, 12461, 14126, 14216, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11426 in Bellerose, NY, 879 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯429 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61412 and you would come out at 41.08°S, 89.42°E — 1,091 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 79.8 square miles of land, 61412 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,392This ZIP1,392
Households558This ZIP558
Housing units596This ZIP596
Median age45.8This ZIP45.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,143This ZIP$82,143Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$117,600This ZIP$117,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$920This ZIP$920Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.7%This ZIP24.7%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density17.4 / sq miThis ZIP17.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees134This ZIP134
Annual payroll$6,801,000This ZIP$6,801,000
Tax returns filed670This ZIP670
Total adjusted gross income$52,055,000This ZIP$52,055,000

Land area

Land area79.78 sq miThis ZIP79.78 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61412 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mercer County 54.9%
Warren County 45.1%

Other place names in 61412

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ZIP codes near 61412

ZIPCityDistance
61466 North Henderson, IL 5.6 mi
61435 Gerlaw, IL 5.7 mi
61486 Viola, IL 8.0 mi
61472 Rio, IL 10.4 mi
61465 New Windsor, IL 10.5 mi
61453 Little York, IL 10.6 mi
61231 Aledo, IL 11.6 mi
61462 Monmouth, IL 12.2 mi
61439 Henderson, IL 12.4 mi
61263 Matherville, IL 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61412?

61412 is in Alexis, Illinois, in Mercer County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0784, -90.5797.

What county is 61412 in?

61412 spans 2 counties: Mercer County and Warren County. Most of it falls in Mercer County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 61412?

Alexis uses area code 309, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61412 in?

61412 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61412?

About 1,392 people live in ZIP code 61412, in 558 households, at 17.4 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 61412?

$82,143 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61412?

The closest are 61466 (5.6 mi), 61435 (5.7 mi), 61486 (8 mi), 61472 (10.4 mi) and 61465 (10.5 mi).

Is 61412 a PO Box ZIP code?

61412 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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