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61738

ZIP 61738 is El Paso, 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
4,099
Coordinates
40.7451, -89.0301
☼ Live from 61738 — El Paso, IL

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Where 61738 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61738
  • 🔢 Type 61738 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BELIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,738 = 2 × 30869. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000100101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61737 (Ellsworth, IL, 25 mi away) and 61739 (Fairbury, IL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61738 becomes 83716 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boise, ID, 1,347 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83617 in Emmett, ID, 1,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 64% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯507 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61738 and you would come out at 40.75°S, 90.97°E — 1,169 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 86.2 square miles of land, 61738 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,099This ZIP4,099
Households1,560This ZIP1,560
Housing units1,691This ZIP1,691
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,926This ZIP$84,926Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$175,700This ZIP$175,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$939This ZIP$939Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density47.5 / sq miThis ZIP47.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments115This ZIP115
Employees1,347This ZIP1,347
Annual payroll$83,415,000This ZIP$83,415,000
Tax returns filed2,040This ZIP2,040
Total adjusted gross income$174,757,000This ZIP$174,757,000

Land area

Land area86.24 sq miThis ZIP86.24 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 61738 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Woodford County 94.0%
McLean County 6.0%

Other place names in 61738

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ZIP codes near 61738

ZIPCityDistance
61771 Secor, IL 6.6 mi
61744 Gridley, IL 7.8 mi
61748 Hudson, IL 8.7 mi
61516 Benson, IL 9.3 mi
61760 Minonk, IL 9.7 mi
61725 Carlock, IL 10.1 mi
61561 Roanoke, IL 10.2 mi
61530 Eureka, IL 12.6 mi
61729 Congerville, IL 12.8 mi
61740 Flanagan, IL 13.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61738?

61738 is in El Paso, Illinois, in Woodford County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.7451, -89.0301.

What county is 61738 in?

61738 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 61738?

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

What time zone is 61738 in?

61738 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61738?

About 4,099 people live in ZIP code 61738, in 1,560 households, at 47.5 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 61738?

$84,926 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61738?

The closest are 61771 (6.6 mi), 61744 (7.8 mi), 61748 (8.7 mi), 61516 (9.3 mi) and 61760 (9.7 mi).

Is 61738 a PO Box ZIP code?

61738 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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