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61748

ZIP 61748 is Hudson, Illinois, mostly in McLean County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLean +1 more
Metro area
Bloomington, IL
Population
2,675
Coordinates
40.6224, -88.9968
☼ Live from 61748 — Hudson, IL

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Where 61748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61748
  • 🔢 Type 61748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,748 = 2 × 2 × 43 × 359. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000100110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61747 (Hopedale, IL, 27 mi away) and 61749 (Kenney, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61748 becomes 84716 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boulder, UT, 1,211 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,288 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 62% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯508 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61748 and you would come out at 40.62°S, 91.00°E — 1,175 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 43.5 square miles of land, 61748 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,675This ZIP2,675
Households1,016This ZIP1,016
Housing units1,099This ZIP1,099
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$128,036This ZIP$128,036Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$233,600This ZIP$233,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$780This ZIP$780Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.0%This ZIP46.0%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density61.4 / sq miThis ZIP61.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments44This ZIP44
Employees570This ZIP570
Annual payroll$36,398,000This ZIP$36,398,000
Tax returns filed1,410This ZIP1,410
Total adjusted gross income$169,116,000This ZIP$169,116,000

Land area

Land area43.53 sq miThis ZIP43.53 sq mi
Water area2.17 sq miThis ZIP2.17 sq mi

Counties 61748 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
McLean County 96.7%
Woodford County 3.3%

Other place names in 61748

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ZIP codes near 61748

ZIPCityDistance
61725 Carlock, IL 6.6 mi
61761 Normal, IL 7.0 mi
61776 Towanda, IL 7.5 mi
61790 Normal, IL 7.7 mi
61705 Bloomington, IL 7.9 mi
61738 El Paso, IL 8.7 mi
61799 Bloomington, IL 9.7 mi
61702 Bloomington, IL 10.0 mi
61791 Bloomington, IL 10.0 mi
61771 Secor, IL 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61748?

61748 is in Hudson, Illinois, in McLean County, part of the Bloomington, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.6224, -88.9968.

What county is 61748 in?

61748 spans 2 counties: McLean County and Woodford County. Most of it falls in McLean 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 61748?

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

What time zone is 61748 in?

61748 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61748?

About 2,675 people live in ZIP code 61748, in 1,016 households, at 61.4 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 61748?

$128,036 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61748?

The closest are 61725 (6.6 mi), 61761 (7 mi), 61776 (7.5 mi), 61790 (7.7 mi) and 61705 (7.9 mi).

Is 61748 a PO Box ZIP code?

61748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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