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61571

ZIP 61571 is Washington, Illinois, in Tazewell County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Tazewell
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
24,470
Coordinates
40.7045, -89.4246
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Where 61571 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61571
  • 🔢 Type 61571 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILSIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,571 = 23 × 2677. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000010000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61570 (Washburn, IL, 15 mi away) and 61572 (Yates City, IL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61571 becomes 17516 — and that is a real ZIP code: Conestoga, PA, 688 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11576, 11756, 11765, 15617, 15671, 15716, …). The farthest-flung twin is 11756 in Levittown, NY, 832 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯486 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61571 and you would come out at 40.70°S, 90.58°E — 1,154 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 53.5 square miles of land, 61571 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,470This ZIP24,470
Households9,730This ZIP9,730
Housing units10,252This ZIP10,252
Median age40.4This ZIP40.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,386This ZIP$90,386Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$204,300This ZIP$204,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$988This ZIP$988Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.4%This ZIP38.4%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density457.6 / sq miThis ZIP457.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments408This ZIP408
Employees4,270This ZIP4,270
Annual payroll$171,067,000This ZIP$171,067,000
Tax returns filed11,740This ZIP11,740
Total adjusted gross income$1,101,427,000This ZIP$1,101,427,000

Land area

Land area53.47 sq miThis ZIP53.47 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 61571

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

ZIP codes near 61571

ZIPCityDistance
61611 East Peoria, IL 5.9 mi
61550 Morton, IL 6.5 mi
61639 Peoria, IL 7.3 mi
61733 Deer Creek, IL 7.5 mi
61548 Metamora, IL 7.6 mi
61603 Peoria, IL 7.9 mi
61616 Peoria Heights, IL 8.2 mi
61530 Eureka, IL 8.4 mi
61635 East Peoria, IL 8.6 mi
61629 Peoria, IL 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61571?

61571 is in Washington, Illinois, in Tazewell County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7045, -89.4246.

What county is 61571 in?

61571 lies in Tazewell County.

What area code is 61571?

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

What time zone is 61571 in?

61571 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61571?

About 24,470 people live in ZIP code 61571, in 9,730 households, at 457.6 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 61571?

$90,386 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61571?

The closest are 61611 (5.9 mi), 61550 (6.5 mi), 61639 (7.3 mi), 61733 (7.5 mi) and 61548 (7.6 mi).

Is 61571 a PO Box ZIP code?

61571 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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