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61524

ZIP 61524 is Dunfermline, Illinois, in Fulton County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fulton
Metro area
Canton, IL
Population
299
Coordinates
40.4912, -90.0347
☼ Live from 61524 — Dunfermline, IL

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Where 61524 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61524
  • 🔢 Type 61524 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZSIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,524 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1709. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61523 (Chillicothe, IL, 39 mi away) and 61525 (Dunlap, IL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61524 becomes 42516 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bethelridge, KY, 362 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12456, 12465, 12546, 12564, 14265, 14526, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12546 in Millerton, NY, 863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯453 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61524 and you would come out at 40.49°S, 89.97°E — 1,138 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 16m.
  • 📏 At 0.248 square miles of land, 61524 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 120 football fields.
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People and housing

Population299This ZIP299
Households138This ZIP138
Housing units146This ZIP146
Median age60.1This ZIP60.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$70,000This ZIP$70,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$122,200This ZIP$122,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher6.7%This ZIP6.7%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density1,205.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,205.6 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61524

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ZIP codes near 61524

ZIPCityDistance
61563 Saint David, IL 0.9 mi
61519 Bryant, IL 3.6 mi
61520 Canton, IL 3.7 mi
61543 Liverpool, IL 5.9 mi
61433 Fiatt, IL 8.3 mi
61427 Cuba, IL 8.4 mi
61553 Norris, IL 9.0 mi
61542 Lewistown, IL 9.4 mi
61567 Topeka, IL 10.8 mi
61533 Glasford, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61524?

61524 is in Dunfermline, Illinois, in Fulton County, part of the Canton, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4912, -90.0347.

What county is 61524 in?

61524 lies in Fulton County.

What area code is 61524?

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

What time zone is 61524 in?

61524 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61524?

About 299 people live in ZIP code 61524, in 138 households, at 1,205.6 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 61524?

$70,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61524?

The closest are 61563 (0.9 mi), 61519 (3.6 mi), 61520 (3.7 mi), 61543 (5.9 mi) and 61433 (8.3 mi).

Is 61524 a PO Box ZIP code?

61524 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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