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61475

ZIP 61475 is Sciota, Illinois, mostly in McDonough County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McDonough +2 more
Metro area
Macomb, IL
Population
180
Coordinates
40.5969, -90.7527
☼ Live from 61475 — Sciota, IL

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Where 61475 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61475
  • 🔢 Type 61475 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,475 = 5 × 5 × 2459. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000000100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61474 (Saint Augustine, IL, 21 mi away) and 61476 (Seaton, IL, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61475 becomes 57416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14756, 15467, 15476, 15647, 15674, 15746, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76541 in Killeen, TX, 762 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 58%.
  • 🎯416 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61475 and you would come out at 40.60°S, 89.25°E — 1,105 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 33.8 square miles of land, 61475 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population180This ZIP180
Households94This ZIP94
Housing units94This ZIP94
Median age56.4This ZIP56.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,000This ZIP$85,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$141,100This ZIP$141,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$646This ZIP$646Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.1%This ZIP55.1%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density5.3 / sq miThis ZIP5.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees36This ZIP36
Annual payroll$1,964,000This ZIP$1,964,000
Tax returns filed110This ZIP110
Total adjusted gross income$7,730,000This ZIP$7,730,000

Land area

Land area33.80 sq miThis ZIP33.80 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61475 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
McDonough County 86.0%
Warren County 12.0%
Henderson County 1.9%

Other place names in 61475

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ZIP codes near 61475

ZIPCityDistance
61438 Good Hope, IL 5.5 mi
61420 Blandinsville, IL 6.9 mi
61471 Raritan, IL 7.8 mi
61473 Roseville, IL 9.4 mi
61460 Media, IL 9.5 mi
61478 Smithshire, IL 11.0 mi
61422 Bushnell, IL 12.0 mi
61416 Bardolph, IL 12.2 mi
61450 La Harpe, IL 12.3 mi
61480 Stronghurst, IL 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61475?

61475 is in Sciota, Illinois, in McDonough County, part of the Macomb, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5969, -90.7527.

What county is 61475 in?

61475 spans 3 counties: McDonough County, Warren County and Henderson County. Most of it falls in McDonough 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 61475?

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

What time zone is 61475 in?

61475 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61475?

About 180 people live in ZIP code 61475, in 94 households, at 5.3 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 61475?

$85,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61475?

The closest are 61438 (5.5 mi), 61420 (6.9 mi), 61471 (7.8 mi), 61473 (9.4 mi) and 61460 (9.5 mi).

Is 61475 a PO Box ZIP code?

61475 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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