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61764

ZIP 61764 is Pontiac, Illinois, in Livingston County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Livingston
Metro area
Pontiac, IL
Population
13,668
Coordinates
40.8833, -88.6259
☼ Live from 61764 — Pontiac, IL

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Where 61764 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61764
  • 🔢 Type 61764 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgLIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,764 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5147. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000101000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61761 (Normal, IL, 30 mi away) and 61769 (Saunemin, IL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61764 becomes 46716, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14766, 16647, 16674, 16746, 41667, 41766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 76461 in Lingleville, TX, 805 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯529 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61764 and you would come out at 40.88°S, 91.37°E — 1,180 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 154.5 square miles of land, 61764 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,668This ZIP13,668
Households5,377This ZIP5,377
Housing units5,945This ZIP5,945
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$68,781This ZIP$68,781Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$127,400This ZIP$127,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$857This ZIP$857Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density88.4 / sq miThis ZIP88.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments331This ZIP331
Employees5,380This ZIP5,380
Annual payroll$264,033,000This ZIP$264,033,000
Tax returns filed5,850This ZIP5,850
Total adjusted gross income$394,611,000This ZIP$394,611,000

Land area

Land area154.53 sq miThis ZIP154.53 sq mi
Water area0.95 sq miThis ZIP0.95 sq mi

Other place names in 61764

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ZIP codes near 61764

ZIPCityDistance
61743 Graymont, IL 8.1 mi
60460 Odell, IL 9.2 mi
61319 Cornell, IL 10.9 mi
61726 Chenoa, IL 11.2 mi
61769 Saunemin, IL 11.8 mi
61739 Fairbury, IL 12.1 mi
61740 Flanagan, IL 12.4 mi
61313 Blackstone, IL 13.3 mi
61741 Forrest, IL 14.6 mi
60934 Emington, IL 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61764?

61764 is in Pontiac, Illinois, in Livingston County, part of the Pontiac, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.8833, -88.6259.

What county is 61764 in?

61764 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 61764?

Pontiac uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61764 in?

61764 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61764?

About 13,668 people live in ZIP code 61764, in 5,377 households, at 88.4 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 61764?

$68,781 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61764?

The closest are 61743 (8.1 mi), 60460 (9.2 mi), 61319 (10.9 mi), 61726 (11.2 mi) and 61769 (11.8 mi).

Is 61764 a PO Box ZIP code?

61764 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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