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61529

ZIP 61529 is Elmwood, Illinois, mostly in Peoria County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Peoria +1 more
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
2,763
Coordinates
40.7820, -89.9376
☼ Live from 61529 — Elmwood, IL

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Where 61529 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61529
  • 🔢 Type 61529 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZSIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,529 = 13 × 4733. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61528 (Edwards, IL, 11 mi away) and 61530 (Eureka, IL, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61529 becomes 92516 — and that is a real ZIP code: Riverside, CA, 1,572 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12569, 12956, 12965, 15629, 15692, 15926, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96521 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,813 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯460 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61529 and you would come out at 40.78°S, 90.06°E — 1,130 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 64.5 square miles of land, 61529 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,763This ZIP2,763
Households1,151This ZIP1,151
Housing units1,258This ZIP1,258
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$91,661This ZIP$91,661Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$164,800This ZIP$164,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$753This ZIP$753Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.7%This ZIP37.7%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density42.8 / sq miThis ZIP42.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees488This ZIP488
Annual payroll$20,528,000This ZIP$20,528,000
Tax returns filed1,370This ZIP1,370
Total adjusted gross income$116,091,000This ZIP$116,091,000

Land area

Land area64.51 sq miThis ZIP64.51 sq mi
Water area0.45 sq miThis ZIP0.45 sq mi

Counties 61529 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Peoria County 97.6%
Knox County 2.4%

Other place names in 61529

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61529

ZIPCityDistance
61517 Brimfield, IL 5.4 mi
61572 Yates City, IL 5.4 mi
61569 Trivoli, IL 7.1 mi
61531 Farmington, IL 8.6 mi
61536 Hanna City, IL 10.0 mi
61451 Laura, IL 10.8 mi
61489 Williamsfield, IL 11.4 mi
61528 Edwards, IL 11.5 mi
61612 Peoria, IL 11.8 mi
61630 Peoria, IL 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61529?

61529 is in Elmwood, Illinois, in Peoria County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7820, -89.9376.

What county is 61529 in?

61529 spans 2 counties: Peoria County and Knox County. Most of it falls in Peoria 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 61529?

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

What time zone is 61529 in?

61529 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61529?

About 2,763 people live in ZIP code 61529, in 1,151 households, at 42.8 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 61529?

$91,661 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61529?

The closest are 61517 (5.4 mi), 61572 (5.4 mi), 61569 (7.1 mi), 61531 (8.6 mi) and 61536 (10 mi).

Is 61529 a PO Box ZIP code?

61529 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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