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61431

ZIP 61431 is Ellisville, Illinois, in Fulton County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fulton
Metro area
Canton, IL
Population
279
Coordinates
40.6000, -90.2885
☼ Live from 61431 — Ellisville, IL

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Where 61431 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61431
  • 🔢 Type 61431 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,431 = 3 × 20477. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61430 (East Galesburg, IL, 24 mi away) and 61432 (Fairview, IL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61431 becomes 13416 — and that is a real ZIP code: Newport, NY, 807 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11364, 11436, 13146, 13164, 13416, 13461, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34116 in Naples, FL, 1,110 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯441 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61431 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 89.71°E — 1,123 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 34.3 square miles of land, 61431 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population279This ZIP279
Households130This ZIP130
Housing units168This ZIP168
Median age54.8This ZIP54.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$53,750This ZIP$53,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$97,500This ZIP$97,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.2%This ZIP16.2%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density8.1 / sq miThis ZIP8.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees13This ZIP13
Annual payroll$659,000This ZIP$659,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$10,491,000This ZIP$10,491,000

Land area

Land area34.27 sq miThis ZIP34.27 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Other place names in 61431

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ZIP codes near 61431

ZIPCityDistance
61433 Fiatt, IL 7.0 mi
61477 Smithfield, IL 7.3 mi
61544 London Mills, IL 7.5 mi
61415 Avon, IL 7.7 mi
61432 Fairview, IL 7.8 mi
61427 Cuba, IL 8.6 mi
61459 Marietta, IL 9.3 mi
61474 Saint Augustine, IL 11.3 mi
61470 Prairie City, IL 11.4 mi
61422 Bushnell, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61431?

61431 is in Ellisville, Illinois, in Fulton County, part of the Canton, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6000, -90.2885.

What county is 61431 in?

61431 lies in Fulton County.

What area code is 61431?

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

What time zone is 61431 in?

61431 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61431?

About 279 people live in ZIP code 61431, in 130 households, at 8.1 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 61431?

$53,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61431?

The closest are 61433 (7 mi), 61477 (7.3 mi), 61544 (7.5 mi), 61415 (7.7 mi) and 61432 (7.8 mi).

Is 61431 a PO Box ZIP code?

61431 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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