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61616

ZIP 61616 is Peoria Heights, Illinois, in Peoria County; area codes 309 and 861; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Peoria
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
5,825
Coordinates
40.7467, -89.5716
☼ Live from 61616 — Peoria Heights, IL

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Where 61616 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61616
  • 🔢 Type 61616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIgIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆61616 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3851. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61615 (Peoria, IL, 5 mi away) and 61625 (Peoria, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 👥 3 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16616, 16661, 66611). The farthest-flung twin is 16616 in Beccaria, PA, 581 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 55%.
  • 🎯479 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61616 and you would come out at 40.75°S, 90.43°E — 1,146 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 2.5 square miles of land, 61616 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,825This ZIP5,825
Households2,898This ZIP2,898
Housing units3,181This ZIP3,181
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$60,099This ZIP$60,099Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$117,700This ZIP$117,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$913This ZIP$913Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.2%This ZIP29.2%
Mean commute16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min
Population density2,291.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,291.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments164This ZIP164
Employees2,163This ZIP2,163
Annual payroll$126,823,000This ZIP$126,823,000
Tax returns filed2,950This ZIP2,950
Total adjusted gross income$238,652,000This ZIP$238,652,000

Land area

Land area2.54 sq miThis ZIP2.54 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 61616

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ZIP codes near 61616

ZIPCityDistance
61614 Peoria, IL 1.9 mi
61633 Peoria, IL 2.0 mi
61603 Peoria, IL 2.6 mi
61639 Peoria, IL 2.6 mi
61613 Peoria, IL 3.0 mi
61611 East Peoria, IL 3.0 mi
61637 Peoria, IL 3.2 mi
61636 Peoria, IL 3.5 mi
61601 Peoria, IL 3.8 mi
61606 Peoria, IL 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61616?

61616 is in Peoria Heights, Illinois, in Peoria County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7467, -89.5716.

What county is 61616 in?

61616 lies in Peoria County.

What area code is 61616?

Peoria Heights uses area codes 309 and 861, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61616 in?

61616 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61616?

About 5,825 people live in ZIP code 61616, in 2,898 households, at 2,291.5 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 61616?

$60,099 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61616?

The closest are 61614 (1.9 mi), 61633 (2 mi), 61603 (2.6 mi), 61639 (2.6 mi) and 61613 (3 mi).

Is 61616 a PO Box ZIP code?

61616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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