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61435

ZIP 61435 is Gerlaw, Illinois, in Warren County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Warren
Metro area
none
Population
271
Coordinates
40.9956, -90.5686
☼ Live from 61435 — Gerlaw, IL

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Where 61435 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61435
  • 🔢 Type 61435 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,435 = 5 × 11 × 1117. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61434 (Galva, IL, 30 mi away) and 61436 (Gilson, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61435 becomes 53416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13456, 13465, 13645, 13654, 14536, 14563, …). The farthest-flung twin is 31546 in Jesup, GA, 815 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯429 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61435 and you would come out at 41.00°S, 89.43°E — 1,095 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 17.4 square miles of land, 61435 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population271This ZIP271
Households87This ZIP87
Housing units98This ZIP98
Median age25.8This ZIP25.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median gross rent$708This ZIP$708Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%This ZIP42.8%
Population density15.5 / sq miThis ZIP15.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area17.45 sq miThis ZIP17.45 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 61435

ZIPCityDistance
61412 Alexis, IL 5.7 mi
61462 Monmouth, IL 7.3 mi
61423 Cameron, IL 8.4 mi
61466 North Henderson, IL 9.2 mi
61402 Galesburg, IL 9.3 mi
61401 Galesburg, IL 10.1 mi
61453 Little York, IL 10.2 mi
61439 Henderson, IL 11.6 mi
61472 Rio, IL 12.2 mi
61488 Wataga, IL 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61435?

61435 is in Gerlaw, Illinois, in Warren County. Its published point location is 40.9956, -90.5686.

What county is 61435 in?

61435 lies in Warren County.

What area code is 61435?

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

What time zone is 61435 in?

61435 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61435?

About 271 people live in ZIP code 61435, in 87 households, at 15.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 61435?

The closest are 61412 (5.7 mi), 61462 (7.3 mi), 61423 (8.4 mi), 61466 (9.2 mi) and 61402 (9.3 mi).

Is 61435 a PO Box ZIP code?

61435 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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