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61471

ZIP 61471 is Raritan, Illinois, in Henderson County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henderson
Metro area
Burlington, IA-IL
Population
134
Coordinates
40.6958, -90.8251
☼ Live from 61471 — Raritan, IL

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Where 61471 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61471
  • 🔢 Type 61471 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 61471 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000000011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61470 (Prairie City, IL, 18 mi away) and 61472 (Rio, IL, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61471 becomes 17416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11746, 11764, 14167, 14617, 14716, 16417, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11764 in Miller Place, NY, 932 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯413 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61471 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 89.17°E — 1,097 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
  • 📏 At 0.095 square miles of land, 61471 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 46 football fields.
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People and housing

Population134This ZIP134
Households52This ZIP52
Housing units52This ZIP52
Median age54.5This ZIP54.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,750This ZIP$68,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$87,500This ZIP$87,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density1,410.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,410.5 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61471

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

ZIP codes near 61471

ZIPCityDistance
61460 Media, IL 1.8 mi
61480 Stronghurst, IL 5.1 mi
61478 Smithshire, IL 5.4 mi
61475 Sciota, IL 7.8 mi
61473 Roseville, IL 9.2 mi
61420 Blandinsville, IL 10.4 mi
61418 Biggsville, IL 10.7 mi
61454 Lomax, IL 11.3 mi
61438 Good Hope, IL 12.0 mi
61450 La Harpe, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61471?

61471 is in Raritan, Illinois, in Henderson County, part of the Burlington, IA-IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6958, -90.8251.

What county is 61471 in?

61471 lies in Henderson County.

What area code is 61471?

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

What time zone is 61471 in?

61471 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61471?

About 134 people live in ZIP code 61471, in 52 households, at 1,410.5 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 61471?

$68,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61471?

The closest are 61460 (1.8 mi), 61480 (5.1 mi), 61478 (5.4 mi), 61475 (7.8 mi) and 61473 (9.2 mi).

Is 61471 a PO Box ZIP code?

61471 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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