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61434

ZIP 61434 is Galva, Illinois, mostly in Henry County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henry +2 more
Population
2,971
Coordinates
41.1727, -90.0362
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Where 61434 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61434
  • 🔢 Type 61434 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,434 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3413. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61433 (Fiatt, IL, 43 mi away) and 61435 (Gerlaw, IL, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61434 becomes 43416 — and that is a real ZIP code: Elmore, OH, 352 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13464, 14463, 14643, 16344, 16434, 16443, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34146 in Marco Island, FL, 1,155 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯458 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61434 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 89.96°E — 1,109 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 78.7 square miles of land, 61434 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,971This ZIP2,971
Households1,207This ZIP1,207
Housing units1,410This ZIP1,410
Median age40.7This ZIP40.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$56,780This ZIP$56,780Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$100,100This ZIP$100,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$781This ZIP$781Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density37.8 / sq miThis ZIP37.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments68This ZIP68
Employees782This ZIP782
Annual payroll$38,245,000This ZIP$38,245,000
Tax returns filed1,440This ZIP1,440
Total adjusted gross income$90,638,000This ZIP$90,638,000

Land area

Land area78.65 sq miThis ZIP78.65 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61434 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Henry County 74.4%
Knox County 24.9%
Stark County 0.8%

Other place names in 61434

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ZIP codes near 61434

ZIPCityDistance
61419 Bishop Hill, IL 4.6 mi
61449 La Fayette, IL 6.2 mi
61414 Altona, IL 7.0 mi
61443 Kewanee, IL 7.9 mi
61238 Cambridge, IL 10.4 mi
61485 Victoria, IL 10.5 mi
61483 Toulon, IL 10.6 mi
61490 Woodhull, IL 11.6 mi
61467 Oneida, IL 12.9 mi
61345 Neponset, IL 14.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61434?

61434 is in Galva, Illinois, in Henry County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1727, -90.0362.

What county is 61434 in?

61434 spans 3 counties: Henry County, Knox County and Stark County. Most of it falls in Henry 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 61434?

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

What time zone is 61434 in?

61434 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61434?

About 2,971 people live in ZIP code 61434, in 1,207 households, at 37.8 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 61434?

$56,780 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61434?

The closest are 61419 (4.6 mi), 61449 (6.2 mi), 61414 (7 mi), 61443 (7.9 mi) and 61238 (10.4 mi).

Is 61434 a PO Box ZIP code?

61434 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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