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61422

ZIP 61422 is Bushnell, Illinois, in McDonough County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McDonough
Metro area
Macomb, IL
Population
3,002
Coordinates
40.5514, -90.5329
☼ Live from 61422 — Bushnell, IL

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Where 61422 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61422
  • 🔢 Type 61422 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,422 = 2 × 3 × 29 × 353. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61421 (Bradford, IL, 64 mi away) and 61423 (Cameron, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61422 becomes 22416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12246, 14226, 14622, 16224, 16242, 16422, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12246 in Albany, NY, 878 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯427 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61422 and you would come out at 40.55°S, 89.47°E — 1,115 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 43.3 square miles of land, 61422 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,002This ZIP3,002
Households1,375This ZIP1,375
Housing units1,592This ZIP1,592
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,207This ZIP$68,207Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$78,400This ZIP$78,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$648This ZIP$648Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.5%This ZIP16.5%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density69.3 / sq miThis ZIP69.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees698This ZIP698
Annual payroll$26,195,000This ZIP$26,195,000
Tax returns filed1,450This ZIP1,450
Total adjusted gross income$81,929,000This ZIP$81,929,000

Land area

Land area43.31 sq miThis ZIP43.31 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 61422

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

ZIP codes near 61422

ZIPCityDistance
61470 Prairie City, IL 4.0 mi
61416 Bardolph, IL 4.1 mi
61438 Good Hope, IL 6.6 mi
61459 Marietta, IL 6.6 mi
61415 Avon, IL 9.1 mi
61455 Macomb, IL 9.4 mi
61411 Adair, IL 10.5 mi
61475 Sciota, IL 12.0 mi
61477 Smithfield, IL 12.3 mi
61473 Roseville, IL 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61422?

61422 is in Bushnell, Illinois, in McDonough County, part of the Macomb, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5514, -90.5329.

What county is 61422 in?

61422 lies in McDonough County.

What area code is 61422?

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

What time zone is 61422 in?

61422 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61422?

About 3,002 people live in ZIP code 61422, in 1,375 households, at 69.3 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 61422?

$68,207 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61422?

The closest are 61470 (4 mi), 61416 (4.1 mi), 61438 (6.6 mi), 61459 (6.6 mi) and 61415 (9.1 mi).

Is 61422 a PO Box ZIP code?

61422 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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