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61490

ZIP 61490 is Woodhull, Illinois, mostly in Henry County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Henry +1 more
Population
1,035
Coordinates
41.1855, -90.2587
☼ Live from 61490 — Woodhull, IL

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Where 61490 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61490
  • 🔢 Type 61490 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OGhIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,490 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 13 × 43. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000000110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61489 (Williamsfield, IL, 21 mi away) and 61491 (Wyoming, IL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61490 becomes 09416, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,073 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 57%.
  • 🎯447 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61490 and you would come out at 41.19°S, 89.74°E — 1,099 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 36.5 square miles of land, 61490 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,035This ZIP1,035
Households509This ZIP509
Housing units590This ZIP590
Median age50.2This ZIP50.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$65,625This ZIP$65,625Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$158,000This ZIP$158,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$629This ZIP$629Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.5%This ZIP20.5%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density28.3 / sq miThis ZIP28.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees299This ZIP299
Annual payroll$15,865,000This ZIP$15,865,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$38,746,000This ZIP$38,746,000

Land area

Land area36.53 sq miThis ZIP36.53 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61490 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Henry County 86.9%
Knox County 13.1%

Other place names in 61490

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ZIP codes near 61490

ZIPCityDistance
61413 Alpha, IL 5.8 mi
61414 Altona, IL 6.8 mi
61419 Bishop Hill, IL 7.4 mi
61233 Andover, IL 7.7 mi
61262 Lynn Center, IL 7.8 mi
61238 Cambridge, IL 8.0 mi
61467 Oneida, IL 8.1 mi
61468 Ophiem, IL 8.3 mi
61472 Rio, IL 8.6 mi
61488 Wataga, IL 11.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61490?

61490 is in Woodhull, Illinois, in Henry County, part of the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1855, -90.2587.

What county is 61490 in?

61490 spans 2 counties: Henry County and Knox County. Most of it falls in Henry 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 61490?

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

What time zone is 61490 in?

61490 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61490?

About 1,035 people live in ZIP code 61490, in 509 households, at 28.3 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 61490?

$65,625 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61490?

The closest are 61413 (5.8 mi), 61414 (6.8 mi), 61419 (7.4 mi), 61233 (7.7 mi) and 61262 (7.8 mi).

Is 61490 a PO Box ZIP code?

61490 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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