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61480

ZIP 61480 is Stronghurst, Illinois, in Henderson County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henderson
Metro area
Burlington, IA-IL
Population
1,236
Coordinates
40.7274, -90.9133
☼ Live from 61480 — Stronghurst, IL

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Where 61480 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61480
  • 🔢 Type 61480 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,480 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 29 × 53. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000000101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61479 (Speer, IL, 69 mi away) and 61482 (Table Grove, IL, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61480 becomes 08416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86401 in Kingman, AZ, 1,299 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 59%.
  • 🎯409 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61480 and you would come out at 40.73°S, 89.09°E — 1,092 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 71.9 square miles of land, 61480 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,236This ZIP1,236
Households536This ZIP536
Housing units688This ZIP688
Median age48.0This ZIP48.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$117,600This ZIP$117,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$894This ZIP$894Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.0%This ZIP24.0%
Mean commute27.0 minThis ZIP27.0 min
Population density17.2 / sq miThis ZIP17.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees250This ZIP250
Annual payroll$9,199,000This ZIP$9,199,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$34,440,000This ZIP$34,440,000

Land area

Land area71.85 sq miThis ZIP71.85 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 61480

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ZIP codes near 61480

ZIPCityDistance
61460 Media, IL 4.5 mi
61471 Raritan, IL 5.1 mi
61425 Carman, IL 7.0 mi
61454 Lomax, IL 7.3 mi
61478 Smithshire, IL 8.3 mi
61418 Biggsville, IL 8.6 mi
61437 Gladstone, IL 9.2 mi
61450 La Harpe, IL 11.4 mi
61475 Sciota, IL 12.3 mi
61420 Blandinsville, IL 12.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61480?

61480 is in Stronghurst, Illinois, in Henderson County, part of the Burlington, IA-IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7274, -90.9133.

What county is 61480 in?

61480 lies in Henderson County.

What area code is 61480?

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

What time zone is 61480 in?

61480 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61480?

About 1,236 people live in ZIP code 61480, in 536 households, at 17.2 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 61480?

$58,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61480?

The closest are 61460 (4.5 mi), 61471 (5.1 mi), 61425 (7 mi), 61454 (7.3 mi) and 61478 (8.3 mi).

Is 61480 a PO Box ZIP code?

61480 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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