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61438

ZIP 61438 is Good Hope, Illinois, in McDonough County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McDonough
Metro area
Macomb, IL
Population
739
Coordinates
40.5854, -90.6495
☼ Live from 61438 — Good Hope, IL

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Where 61438 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61438
  • 🔢 Type 61438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,438 = 2 × 13 × 17 × 139. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111111111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61437 (Gladstone, IL, 25 mi away) and 61439 (Henderson, IL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61438 becomes 83416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13468, 13486, 13648, 13684, 13846, 13864, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83641 in Melba, ID, 1,343 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯422 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61438 and you would come out at 40.59°S, 89.35°E — 1,109 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 40.7 square miles of land, 61438 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population739This ZIP739
Households325This ZIP325
Housing units341This ZIP341
Median age36.7This ZIP36.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,516This ZIP$68,516Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$148,200This ZIP$148,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$788This ZIP$788Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute15.7 minThis ZIP15.7 min
Population density18.2 / sq miThis ZIP18.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees46This ZIP46
Annual payroll$2,629,000This ZIP$2,629,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$24,125,000This ZIP$24,125,000

Land area

Land area40.70 sq miThis ZIP40.70 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61438

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ZIP codes near 61438

ZIPCityDistance
61475 Sciota, IL 5.5 mi
61422 Bushnell, IL 6.6 mi
61470 Prairie City, IL 7.7 mi
61416 Bardolph, IL 7.7 mi
61473 Roseville, IL 8.5 mi
61455 Macomb, IL 10.0 mi
61420 Blandinsville, IL 11.7 mi
61471 Raritan, IL 12.0 mi
61415 Avon, IL 12.9 mi
61459 Marietta, IL 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61438?

61438 is in Good Hope, Illinois, in McDonough County, part of the Macomb, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5854, -90.6495.

What county is 61438 in?

61438 lies in McDonough County.

What area code is 61438?

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

What time zone is 61438 in?

61438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61438?

About 739 people live in ZIP code 61438, in 325 households, at 18.2 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 61438?

$68,516 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61438?

The closest are 61475 (5.5 mi), 61422 (6.6 mi), 61470 (7.7 mi), 61416 (7.7 mi) and 61473 (8.5 mi).

Is 61438 a PO Box ZIP code?

61438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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