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61729

ZIP 61729 is Congerville, Illinois, mostly in Woodford County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Woodford +1 more
Metro area
Peoria, IL
Population
1,263
Coordinates
40.6287, -89.2213
☼ Live from 61729 — Congerville, IL

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Where 61729 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61729
  • 🔢 Type 61729 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZLIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 61729 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000100100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61728 (Colfax, IL, 32 mi away) and 61730 (Cooksville, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61729 becomes 92716, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12769, 12967, 12976, 16729, 16927, 19726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96271 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,605 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯497 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61729 and you would come out at 40.63°S, 90.78°E — 1,166 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 18.5 square miles of land, 61729 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,263This ZIP1,263
Households427This ZIP427
Housing units436This ZIP436
Median age32.4This ZIP32.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,172This ZIP$101,172Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$259,100This ZIP$259,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,027This ZIP$1,027Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density68.2 / sq miThis ZIP68.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees210This ZIP210
Annual payroll$10,384,000This ZIP$10,384,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$112,086,000This ZIP$112,086,000

Land area

Land area18.53 sq miThis ZIP18.53 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 61729 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Woodford County 93.9%
McLean County 6.1%

Other place names in 61729

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

ZIP codes near 61729

ZIPCityDistance
61742 Goodfield, IL 2.7 mi
61725 Carlock, IL 5.3 mi
61733 Deer Creek, IL 5.7 mi
61530 Eureka, IL 6.0 mi
61732 Danvers, IL 6.9 mi
61771 Secor, IL 7.0 mi
61755 Mackinaw, IL 9.5 mi
61705 Bloomington, IL 10.7 mi
61550 Morton, IL 11.3 mi
61748 Hudson, IL 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61729?

61729 is in Congerville, Illinois, in Woodford County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6287, -89.2213.

What county is 61729 in?

61729 spans 2 counties: Woodford County and McLean County. Most of it falls in Woodford 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 61729?

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

What time zone is 61729 in?

61729 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61729?

About 1,263 people live in ZIP code 61729, in 427 households, at 68.2 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 61729?

$101,172 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61729?

The closest are 61742 (2.7 mi), 61725 (5.3 mi), 61733 (5.7 mi), 61530 (6 mi) and 61732 (6.9 mi).

Is 61729 a PO Box ZIP code?

61729 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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