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61550

ZIP 61550 is Morton, Illinois, in Tazewell County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tazewell
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
18,792
Coordinates
40.6114, -89.4364
☼ Live from 61550 — Morton, IL

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Where 61550 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61550
  • 🔢 Type 61550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,550 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1231. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61548 (Metamora, IL, 14 mi away) and 61552 (Mossville, IL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61550 becomes 05516, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01655 in Worcester, MA, 914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯485 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61550 and you would come out at 40.61°S, 90.56°E — 1,158 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 41.2 square miles of land, 61550 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,792This ZIP18,792
Households7,445This ZIP7,445
Housing units8,095This ZIP8,095
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,516This ZIP$98,516Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$246,700This ZIP$246,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,090This ZIP$1,090Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.0%This ZIP43.0%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density456.0 / sq miThis ZIP456.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments560This ZIP560
Employees12,011This ZIP12,011
Annual payroll$746,349,000This ZIP$746,349,000
Tax returns filed9,200This ZIP9,200
Total adjusted gross income$1,027,097,000This ZIP$1,027,097,000

Land area

Land area41.21 sq miThis ZIP41.21 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 61550

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ZIP codes near 61550

ZIPCityDistance
61535 Groveland, IL 4.8 mi
61733 Deer Creek, IL 5.6 mi
61571 Washington, IL 6.5 mi
61568 Tremont, IL 7.4 mi
61755 Mackinaw, IL 7.7 mi
61635 East Peoria, IL 8.4 mi
61742 Goodfield, IL 8.7 mi
61611 East Peoria, IL 8.8 mi
61610 Creve Coeur, IL 8.8 mi
61639 Peoria, IL 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61550?

61550 is in Morton, Illinois, in Tazewell County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6114, -89.4364.

What county is 61550 in?

61550 lies in Tazewell County.

What area code is 61550?

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

What time zone is 61550 in?

61550 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61550?

About 18,792 people live in ZIP code 61550, in 7,445 households, at 456.0 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 61550?

$98,516 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61550?

The closest are 61535 (4.8 mi), 61733 (5.6 mi), 61571 (6.5 mi), 61568 (7.4 mi) and 61755 (7.7 mi).

Is 61550 a PO Box ZIP code?

61550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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