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61572

ZIP 61572 is Yates City, Illinois, in Knox County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Knox
Metro area
Galesburg, IL
Population
732
Coordinates
40.7972, -90.0397
☼ Live from 61572 — Yates City, IL

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Where 61572 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61572
  • 🔢 Type 61572 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLSIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,572 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 733. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61571 (Washington, IL, 33 mi away) and 61601 (Peoria, IL, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61572 becomes 27516 — and that is a real ZIP code: Chapel Hill, NC, 679 miles away.
  • 👥 56 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12567, 12765, 15267, 15276, 15627, 15672, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12567 in Pine Plains, NY, 852 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 65% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
  • 🎯455 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61572 and you would come out at 40.80°S, 89.96°E — 1,125 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 14m.
  • 📏 At 38.6 square miles of land, 61572 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population732This ZIP732
Households343This ZIP343
Housing units369This ZIP369
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,125This ZIP$73,125Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$116,100This ZIP$116,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$595This ZIP$595Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density19.0 / sq miThis ZIP19.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees109This ZIP109
Annual payroll$3,820,000This ZIP$3,820,000
Tax returns filed500This ZIP500
Total adjusted gross income$31,685,000This ZIP$31,685,000

Land area

Land area38.60 sq miThis ZIP38.60 sq mi
Water area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi

Other place names in 61572

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ZIP codes near 61572

ZIPCityDistance
61529 Elmwood, IL 5.4 mi
61458 Maquon, IL 7.6 mi
61531 Farmington, IL 7.9 mi
61489 Williamsfield, IL 9.2 mi
61428 Dahinda, IL 10.2 mi
61517 Brimfield, IL 10.2 mi
61436 Gilson, IL 10.5 mi
61569 Trivoli, IL 10.7 mi
61451 Laura, IL 11.1 mi
61432 Fairview, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61572?

61572 is in Yates City, Illinois, in Knox County, part of the Galesburg, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7972, -90.0397.

What county is 61572 in?

61572 lies in Knox County.

What area code is 61572?

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

What time zone is 61572 in?

61572 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61572?

About 732 people live in ZIP code 61572, in 343 households, at 19.0 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 61572?

$73,125 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61572?

The closest are 61529 (5.4 mi), 61458 (7.6 mi), 61531 (7.9 mi), 61489 (9.2 mi) and 61428 (10.2 mi).

Is 61572 a PO Box ZIP code?

61572 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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