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61449

ZIP 61449 is La Fayette, Illinois, mostly in Stark County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Stark +1 more
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
339
Coordinates
41.0950, -89.9751
☼ Live from 61449 — La Fayette, IL

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Where 61449 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61449
  • 🔢 Type 61449 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,449 = 3 × 20483. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000000001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61448 (Knoxville, IL, 18 mi away) and 61450 (La Harpe, IL, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61449 becomes 94416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14469, 14649, 14694, 19446, 19464, 41649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94146 in San Francisco, CA, 1,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯461 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61449 and you would come out at 41.10°S, 90.02°E — 1,115 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 36.6 square miles of land, 61449 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population339This ZIP339
Households205This ZIP205
Housing units218This ZIP218
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,635This ZIP$51,635Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$66,100This ZIP$66,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%This ZIP12.1%
Mean commute24.8 minThis ZIP24.8 min
Population density9.3 / sq miThis ZIP9.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees10This ZIP10
Annual payroll$290,000This ZIP$290,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$11,519,000This ZIP$11,519,000

Land area

Land area36.64 sq miThis ZIP36.64 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 61449 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Stark County 69.1%
Knox County 30.9%

Other place names in 61449

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61449

ZIPCityDistance
61483 Toulon, IL 5.4 mi
61434 Galva, IL 6.2 mi
61485 Victoria, IL 7.1 mi
61414 Altona, IL 9.6 mi
61419 Bishop Hill, IL 10.4 mi
61451 Laura, IL 11.0 mi
61489 Williamsfield, IL 11.7 mi
61443 Kewanee, IL 11.8 mi
61428 Dahinda, IL 13.3 mi
61491 Wyoming, IL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61449?

61449 is in La Fayette, Illinois, in Stark County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0950, -89.9751.

What county is 61449 in?

61449 spans 2 counties: Stark County and Knox County. Most of it falls in Stark 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 61449?

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

What time zone is 61449 in?

61449 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61449?

About 339 people live in ZIP code 61449, in 205 households, at 9.3 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 61449?

$51,635 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61449?

The closest are 61483 (5.4 mi), 61434 (6.2 mi), 61485 (7.1 mi), 61414 (9.6 mi) and 61419 (10.4 mi).

Is 61449 a PO Box ZIP code?

61449 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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