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61559

ZIP 61559 is Princeville, 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
3,595
Coordinates
40.9190, -89.7792
☼ Live from 61559 — Princeville, IL

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Where 61559 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 61559
  • 🔢 Type 61559 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSSIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 61559 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000001110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61558 (Pekin, IL, 25 mi away) and 61560 (Putnam, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61559 becomes 95516, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15695, 15956, 19565, 55961, 56159, 56519, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96551 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,553 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯469 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61559 and you would come out at 40.92°S, 90.22°E — 1,130 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 97.2 square miles of land, 61559 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,595This ZIP3,595
Households1,436This ZIP1,436
Housing units1,488This ZIP1,488
Median age48.1This ZIP48.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,200This ZIP$101,200Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$183,800This ZIP$183,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$931This ZIP$931Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute21.3 minThis ZIP21.3 min
Population density37.0 / sq miThis ZIP37.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments75This ZIP75
Employees499This ZIP499
Annual payroll$32,398,000This ZIP$32,398,000
Tax returns filed1,590This ZIP1,590
Total adjusted gross income$143,835,000This ZIP$143,835,000

Land area

Land area97.15 sq miThis ZIP97.15 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 61559 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Peoria County 90.8%
Stark County 9.2%

Other place names in 61559

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ZIP codes near 61559

ZIPCityDistance
61525 Dunlap, IL 7.5 mi
61517 Brimfield, IL 7.8 mi
61526 Edelstein, IL 8.3 mi
61451 Laura, IL 8.5 mi
61479 Speer, IL 9.3 mi
61491 Wyoming, IL 9.8 mi
61528 Edwards, IL 10.3 mi
61638 Peoria, IL 12.2 mi
61483 Toulon, IL 12.2 mi
61612 Peoria, IL 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61559?

61559 is in Princeville, Illinois, in Peoria County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9190, -89.7792.

What county is 61559 in?

61559 spans 2 counties: Peoria County and Stark 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 61559?

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

What time zone is 61559 in?

61559 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61559?

About 3,595 people live in ZIP code 61559, in 1,436 households, at 37.0 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 61559?

$101,200 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61559?

The closest are 61525 (7.5 mi), 61517 (7.8 mi), 61526 (8.3 mi), 61451 (8.5 mi) and 61479 (9.3 mi).

Is 61559 a PO Box ZIP code?

61559 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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