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61474

ZIP 61474 is Saint Augustine, Illinois, mostly in Knox County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Knox +2 more
Metro area
Galesburg, IL
Population
221
Coordinates
40.7421, -90.3941
☼ Live from 61474 — Saint Augustine, IL

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Where 61474 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61474
  • 🔢 Type 61474 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,474 = 2 × 7 × 4391. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000000100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61473 (Roseville, IL, 14 mi away) and 61475 (Sciota, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61474 becomes 47416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14467, 14476, 14647, 16744, 41647, 41746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 71446 in Leesville, LA, 680 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯436 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61474 and you would come out at 40.74°S, 89.61°E — 1,113 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 26.0 square miles of land, 61474 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population221This ZIP221
Households123This ZIP123
Housing units125This ZIP125
Median age51.8This ZIP51.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,583This ZIP$59,583Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$79,100This ZIP$79,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.3%This ZIP10.3%
Mean commute34.9 minThis ZIP34.9 min
Population density8.5 / sq miThis ZIP8.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees27This ZIP27
Annual payroll$900,000This ZIP$900,000
Tax returns filed120This ZIP120
Total adjusted gross income$8,889,000This ZIP$8,889,000

Land area

Land area26.04 sq miThis ZIP26.04 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 61474 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Knox County 76.1%
Warren County 17.3%
Fulton County 6.5%

Other place names in 61474

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ZIP codes near 61474

ZIPCityDistance
61410 Abingdon, IL 3.9 mi
61415 Avon, IL 6.5 mi
61417 Berwick, IL 8.1 mi
61544 London Mills, IL 8.9 mi
61470 Prairie City, IL 11.1 mi
61431 Ellisville, IL 11.3 mi
61458 Maquon, IL 11.4 mi
61423 Cameron, IL 11.4 mi
61436 Gilson, IL 12.1 mi
61473 Roseville, IL 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61474?

61474 is in Saint Augustine, Illinois, in Knox County, part of the Galesburg, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7421, -90.3941.

What county is 61474 in?

61474 spans 3 counties: Knox County, Warren County and Fulton County. Most of it falls in Knox 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 61474?

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

What time zone is 61474 in?

61474 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61474?

About 221 people live in ZIP code 61474, in 123 households, at 8.5 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 61474?

$59,583 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61474?

The closest are 61410 (3.9 mi), 61415 (6.5 mi), 61417 (8.1 mi), 61544 (8.9 mi) and 61470 (11.1 mi).

Is 61474 a PO Box ZIP code?

61474 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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