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61539

ZIP 61539 is Kingston Mines, Illinois, in Peoria County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Peoria
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
147
Coordinates
40.5564, -89.7628
☼ Live from 61539 — Kingston Mines, IL

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Where 61539 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61539
  • 🔢 Type 61539 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GESIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,539 = 3 × 73 × 281. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61537 (Henry, IL, 42 mi away) and 61540 (Lacon, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61539 becomes 93516 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boron, CA, 1,563 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13659, 13695, 15639, 15693, 15936, 15963, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96531 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,387 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯468 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61539 and you would come out at 40.56°S, 90.24°E — 1,147 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 1.1 square miles of land, 61539 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 539 football fields.
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People and housing

Population147This ZIP147
Households72This ZIP72
Housing units72This ZIP72
Median age46.1This ZIP46.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,250This ZIP$51,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$56,700This ZIP$56,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$838This ZIP$838Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.8%This ZIP2.8%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density132.1 / sq miThis ZIP132.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$590,000This ZIP$590,000

Land area

Land area1.11 sq miThis ZIP1.11 sq mi
Water area0.15 sq miThis ZIP0.15 sq mi

Other place names in 61539

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ZIP codes near 61539

ZIPCityDistance
61547 Mapleton, IL 2.3 mi
61533 Glasford, IL 4.7 mi
61555 Pekin, IL 5.9 mi
61607 Peoria, IL 6.4 mi
61558 Pekin, IL 6.5 mi
61564 South Pekin, IL 6.9 mi
61554 Pekin, IL 7.5 mi
61546 Manito, IL 7.9 mi
61641 Peoria, IL 8.2 mi
61536 Hanna City, IL 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61539?

61539 is in Kingston Mines, Illinois, in Peoria County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.5564, -89.7628.

What county is 61539 in?

61539 lies in Peoria County.

What area code is 61539?

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

What time zone is 61539 in?

61539 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61539?

About 147 people live in ZIP code 61539, in 72 households, at 132.1 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 61539?

$51,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61539?

The closest are 61547 (2.3 mi), 61533 (4.7 mi), 61555 (5.9 mi), 61607 (6.4 mi) and 61558 (6.5 mi).

Is 61539 a PO Box ZIP code?

61539 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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