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61742

ZIP 61742 is Goodfield, 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
1,542
Coordinates
40.6346, -89.2725
☼ Live from 61742 — Goodfield, IL

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Where 61742 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61742
  • 🔢 Type 61742 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhLIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,742 = 2 × 30871. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000100101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61741 (Forrest, IL, 47 mi away) and 61743 (Graymont, IL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61742 becomes 24716 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bud, WV, 474 miles away.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12746, 12764, 14267, 14276, 14627, 14726, …). The farthest-flung twin is 12746 in Huguenot, NY, 763 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯494 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61742 and you would come out at 40.63°S, 90.73°E — 1,163 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 6.2 square miles of land, 61742 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,542This ZIP1,542
Households550This ZIP550
Housing units554This ZIP554
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$111,875This ZIP$111,875Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$240,000This ZIP$240,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,135This ZIP$1,135Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density250.1 / sq miThis ZIP250.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees1,290This ZIP1,290
Annual payroll$109,452,000This ZIP$109,452,000
Tax returns filed550This ZIP550
Total adjusted gross income$61,059,000This ZIP$61,059,000

Land area

Land area6.17 sq miThis ZIP6.17 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61742 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Woodford County 95.5%
Tazewell County 4.5%

Other place names in 61742

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ZIP codes near 61742

ZIPCityDistance
61729 Congerville, IL 2.7 mi
61733 Deer Creek, IL 3.1 mi
61530 Eureka, IL 5.1 mi
61732 Danvers, IL 8.0 mi
61725 Carlock, IL 8.0 mi
61755 Mackinaw, IL 8.3 mi
61771 Secor, IL 8.5 mi
61550 Morton, IL 8.7 mi
61571 Washington, IL 9.3 mi
61561 Roanoke, IL 12.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61742?

61742 is in Goodfield, Illinois, in Woodford County, part of the Peoria, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6346, -89.2725.

What county is 61742 in?

61742 spans 2 counties: Woodford County and Tazewell 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 61742?

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

What time zone is 61742 in?

61742 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61742?

About 1,542 people live in ZIP code 61742, in 550 households, at 250.1 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 61742?

$111,875 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61742?

The closest are 61729 (2.7 mi), 61733 (3.1 mi), 61530 (5.1 mi), 61732 (8 mi) and 61725 (8 mi).

Is 61742 a PO Box ZIP code?

61742 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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