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61421

ZIP 61421 is Bradford, Illinois, mostly in Stark County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stark +2 more
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
1,231
Coordinates
41.1875, -89.6479
☼ Live from 61421 — Bradford, IL

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Where 61421 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61421
  • 🔢 Type 61421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,421 = 17 × 3613. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61420 (Blandinsville, IL, 78 mi away) and 61422 (Bushnell, IL, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61421 becomes 12416 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chichester, NY, 795 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 830 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯478 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61421 and you would come out at 41.19°S, 90.35°E — 1,125 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 99.3 square miles of land, 61421 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,231This ZIP1,231
Households494This ZIP494
Housing units556This ZIP556
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,833This ZIP$65,833Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$91,300This ZIP$91,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$841This ZIP$841Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.2%This ZIP22.2%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density12.4 / sq miThis ZIP12.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments23This ZIP23
Employees249This ZIP249
Annual payroll$14,798,000This ZIP$14,798,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$41,149,000This ZIP$41,149,000

Land area

Land area99.25 sq miThis ZIP99.25 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 61421 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Stark County 54.6%
Bureau County 36.4%
Marshall County 9.0%

Other place names in 61421

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ZIP codes near 61421

ZIPCityDistance
61426 Castleton, IL 5.6 mi
61424 Camp Grove, IL 7.7 mi
61314 Buda, IL 7.9 mi
61368 Tiskilwa, IL 8.5 mi
61345 Neponset, IL 9.4 mi
61491 Wyoming, IL 10.0 mi
61537 Henry, IL 10.3 mi
61560 Putnam, IL 11.9 mi
61565 Sparland, IL 12.7 mi
61479 Speer, IL 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61421?

61421 is in Bradford, Illinois, in Stark County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1875, -89.6479.

What county is 61421 in?

61421 spans 3 counties: Stark County, Bureau County and Marshall County. Most of it falls in Stark 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 61421?

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

What time zone is 61421 in?

61421 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61421?

About 1,231 people live in ZIP code 61421, in 494 households, at 12.4 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 61421?

$65,833 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61421?

The closest are 61426 (5.6 mi), 61424 (7.7 mi), 61314 (7.9 mi), 61368 (8.5 mi) and 61345 (9.4 mi).

Is 61421 a PO Box ZIP code?

61421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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