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61470

ZIP 61470 is Prairie City, Illinois, in McDonough County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McDonough
Metro area
Macomb, IL
Population
488
Coordinates
40.6062, -90.5062
☼ Live from 61470 — Prairie City, IL

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Where 61470 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61470
  • 🔢 Type 61470 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,470 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 683. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000000011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61469 (Oquawka, IL, 32 mi away) and 61471 (Raritan, IL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61470 becomes 07416 — and that is a real ZIP code: Franklin, NJ, 831 miles away.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 04761, 06147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04671 in Robbinston, ME, 1,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% 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 61470 and you would come out at 40.61°S, 89.49°E — 1,114 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 19.3 square miles of land, 61470 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population488This ZIP488
Households195This ZIP195
Housing units209This ZIP209
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,708This ZIP$72,708Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$101,400This ZIP$101,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$717This ZIP$717Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.1%This ZIP11.1%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density25.2 / sq miThis ZIP25.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees109This ZIP109
Annual payroll$3,759,000This ZIP$3,759,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$11,431,000This ZIP$11,431,000

Land area

Land area19.33 sq miThis ZIP19.33 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61470

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ZIP codes near 61470

ZIPCityDistance
61422 Bushnell, IL 4.0 mi
61415 Avon, IL 5.5 mi
61438 Good Hope, IL 7.7 mi
61459 Marietta, IL 8.0 mi
61416 Bardolph, IL 8.2 mi
61473 Roseville, IL 10.4 mi
61474 Saint Augustine, IL 11.1 mi
61431 Ellisville, IL 11.4 mi
61417 Berwick, IL 11.6 mi
61477 Smithfield, IL 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61470?

61470 is in Prairie City, Illinois, in McDonough County, part of the Macomb, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6062, -90.5062.

What county is 61470 in?

61470 lies in McDonough County.

What area code is 61470?

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

What time zone is 61470 in?

61470 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61470?

About 488 people live in ZIP code 61470, in 195 households, at 25.2 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 61470?

$72,708 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61470?

The closest are 61422 (4 mi), 61415 (5.5 mi), 61438 (7.7 mi), 61459 (8 mi) and 61416 (8.2 mi).

Is 61470 a PO Box ZIP code?

61470 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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