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61430

ZIP 61430 is East Galesburg, Illinois, in Knox County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Knox
Metro area
Galesburg, IL
Population
713
Coordinates
40.9438, -90.3120
☼ Live from 61430 — East Galesburg, IL

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Where 61430 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61430
  • 🔢 Type 61430 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,430 = 2 × 5 × 6143. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61428 (Dahinda, IL, 10 mi away) and 61431 (Ellisville, IL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61430 becomes 03416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 68 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01346, 01364, 01436, 01463, 03461, 04613, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34061 in FPO AA, a military post office, 2,306 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯442 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61430 and you would come out at 40.94°S, 89.69°E — 1,107 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 1.5 square miles of land, 61430 is bigger than 10% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population713This ZIP713
Households318This ZIP318
Housing units343This ZIP343
Median age50.3This ZIP50.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,333This ZIP$79,333Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$123,700This ZIP$123,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,046This ZIP$1,046Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.0%This ZIP28.0%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density481.8 / sq miThis ZIP481.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$455,000This ZIP$455,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$26,955,000This ZIP$26,955,000

Land area

Land area1.48 sq miThis ZIP1.48 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 61430

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ZIP codes near 61430

ZIPCityDistance
61448 Knoxville, IL 3.6 mi
61401 Galesburg, IL 3.9 mi
61402 Galesburg, IL 4.9 mi
61488 Wataga, IL 6.0 mi
61439 Henderson, IL 6.2 mi
61436 Gilson, IL 7.4 mi
61467 Oneida, IL 9.4 mi
61428 Dahinda, IL 10.4 mi
61423 Cameron, IL 10.7 mi
61472 Rio, IL 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61430?

61430 is in East Galesburg, Illinois, in Knox County, part of the Galesburg, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9438, -90.3120.

What county is 61430 in?

61430 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 61430?

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

What time zone is 61430 in?

61430 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61430?

About 713 people live in ZIP code 61430, in 318 households, at 481.8 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 61430?

$79,333 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61430?

The closest are 61448 (3.6 mi), 61401 (3.9 mi), 61402 (4.9 mi), 61488 (6 mi) and 61439 (6.2 mi).

Is 61430 a PO Box ZIP code?

61430 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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