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61553

ZIP 61553 is Norris, Illinois, in Fulton County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Fulton
Metro area
Canton, IL
Population
303
Coordinates
40.6214, -90.0268
☼ Live from 61553 — Norris, IL

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Where 61553 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61553
  • 🔢 Type 61553 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESSIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 61553 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000001110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61552 (Mossville, IL, 28 mi away) and 61554 (Pekin, IL, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61553 becomes 35516, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13655, 15365, 15536, 15563, 15635, 16553, …). The farthest-flung twin is 13655 in Hogansburg, NY, 834 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯454 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61553 and you would come out at 40.62°S, 89.97°E — 1,133 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 1.0 square miles of land, 61553 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 507 football fields.
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People and housing

Population303This ZIP303
Households105This ZIP105
Housing units109This ZIP109
Median age30.8This ZIP30.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$44,844This ZIP$44,844Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$63,100This ZIP$63,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$863This ZIP$863Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher2.4%This ZIP2.4%
Mean commute13.3 minThis ZIP13.3 min
Population density289.4 / sq miThis ZIP289.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees20This ZIP20
Annual payroll$587,000This ZIP$587,000

Land area

Land area1.05 sq miThis ZIP1.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61553

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ZIP codes near 61553

ZIPCityDistance
61531 Farmington, IL 4.3 mi
61520 Canton, IL 5.4 mi
61432 Fairview, IL 6.9 mi
61569 Trivoli, IL 7.9 mi
61433 Fiatt, IL 8.8 mi
61563 Saint David, IL 9.0 mi
61524 Dunfermline, IL 9.0 mi
61533 Glasford, IL 10.0 mi
61519 Bryant, IL 11.4 mi
61529 Elmwood, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61553?

61553 is in Norris, Illinois, in Fulton County, part of the Canton, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6214, -90.0268.

What county is 61553 in?

61553 lies in Fulton County.

What area code is 61553?

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

What time zone is 61553 in?

61553 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61553?

About 303 people live in ZIP code 61553, in 105 households, at 289.4 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 61553?

$44,844 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61553?

The closest are 61531 (4.3 mi), 61520 (5.4 mi), 61432 (6.9 mi), 61569 (7.9 mi) and 61433 (8.8 mi).

Is 61553 a PO Box ZIP code?

61553 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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