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61420

ZIP 61420 is Blandinsville, Illinois, mostly in McDonough County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McDonough +1 more
Metro area
Macomb, IL
Population
968
Coordinates
40.5488, -90.8673
☼ Live from 61420 — Blandinsville, IL

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Where 61420 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61420
  • 🔢 Type 61420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,420 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 37 × 83. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61419 (Bishop Hill, IL, 60 mi away) and 61421 (Bradford, IL, 78 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61420 becomes 02416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 1,172 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯410 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61420 and you would come out at 40.55°S, 89.13°E — 1,102 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 05m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 68.5 square miles of land, 61420 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population968This ZIP968
Households396This ZIP396
Housing units451This ZIP451
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,375This ZIP$69,375Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$91,300This ZIP$91,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,021This ZIP$1,021Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density14.1 / sq miThis ZIP14.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$1,701,000This ZIP$1,701,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$31,122,000This ZIP$31,122,000

Land area

Land area68.48 sq miThis ZIP68.48 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61420 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McDonough County 81.1%
Hancock County 18.9%

Other place names in 61420

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ZIP codes near 61420

ZIPCityDistance
61450 La Harpe, IL 6.3 mi
61475 Sciota, IL 6.9 mi
62326 Colchester, IL 9.2 mi
62374 Tennessee, IL 10.0 mi
61471 Raritan, IL 10.4 mi
61438 Good Hope, IL 11.7 mi
61460 Media, IL 12.1 mi
61480 Stronghurst, IL 12.6 mi
61454 Lomax, IL 12.9 mi
62330 Dallas City, IL 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61420?

61420 is in Blandinsville, Illinois, in McDonough County, part of the Macomb, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5488, -90.8673.

What county is 61420 in?

61420 spans 2 counties: McDonough County and Hancock County. Most of it falls in McDonough 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 61420?

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

What time zone is 61420 in?

61420 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61420?

About 968 people live in ZIP code 61420, in 396 households, at 14.1 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 61420?

$69,375 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61420?

The closest are 61450 (6.3 mi), 61475 (6.9 mi), 62326 (9.2 mi), 62374 (10 mi) and 61471 (10.4 mi).

Is 61420 a PO Box ZIP code?

61420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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