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61414

ZIP 61414 is Altona, Illinois, mostly in Knox County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Knox +1 more
Metro area
Galesburg, IL
Population
696
Coordinates
41.1259, -90.1549
☼ Live from 61414 — Altona, IL

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Where 61414 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61414
  • 🔢 Type 61414 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,414 = 2 × 30707. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61413 (Alpha, IL, 12 mi away) and 61415 (Avon, IL, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61414 becomes 41416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14416, 14461, 14614, 16441, 41146, 41164, …). The farthest-flung twin is 14461 in Gorham, NY, 678 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯452 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61414 and you would come out at 41.13°S, 89.85°E — 1,106 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 12m.
  • 📏 At 54.8 square miles of land, 61414 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population696This ZIP696
Households332This ZIP332
Housing units418This ZIP418
Median age57.6This ZIP57.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$48,929This ZIP$48,929Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$134,400This ZIP$134,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$940This ZIP$940Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density12.7 / sq miThis ZIP12.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$1,891,000This ZIP$1,891,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$27,738,000This ZIP$27,738,000

Land area

Land area54.80 sq miThis ZIP54.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61414 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Knox County 78.6%
Henry County 21.4%

Other place names in 61414

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

ZIP codes near 61414

ZIPCityDistance
61419 Bishop Hill, IL 5.5 mi
61467 Oneida, IL 6.0 mi
61490 Woodhull, IL 6.8 mi
61434 Galva, IL 7.0 mi
61485 Victoria, IL 8.4 mi
61449 La Fayette, IL 9.6 mi
61238 Cambridge, IL 10.8 mi
61488 Wataga, IL 10.9 mi
61413 Alpha, IL 12.0 mi
61472 Rio, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61414?

61414 is in Altona, Illinois, in Knox County, part of the Galesburg, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1259, -90.1549.

What county is 61414 in?

61414 spans 2 counties: Knox County and Henry County. Most of it falls in Knox 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 61414?

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

What time zone is 61414 in?

61414 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61414?

About 696 people live in ZIP code 61414, in 332 households, at 12.7 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 61414?

$48,929 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61414?

The closest are 61419 (5.5 mi), 61467 (6 mi), 61490 (6.8 mi), 61434 (7 mi) and 61485 (8.4 mi).

Is 61414 a PO Box ZIP code?

61414 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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