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61772

ZIP 61772 is Shirley, Illinois, in McLean County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McLean
Metro area
Bloomington, IL
Population
273
Coordinates
40.3860, -89.0636
☼ Live from 61772 — Shirley, IL

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Where 61772 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61772
  • 🔢 Type 61772 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLLIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,772 = 2 × 2 × 15443. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000101001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61771 (Secor, IL, 23 mi away) and 61773 (Sibley, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61772 becomes 27716, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12767, 12776, 16727, 17267, 17726, 17762, …). The farthest-flung twin is 77216 in Houston, TX, 813 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯504 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61772 and you would come out at 40.39°S, 90.94°E — 1,183 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 24.2 square miles of land, 61772 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population273This ZIP273
Households79This ZIP79
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute39.2 minThis ZIP39.2 min
Population density11.3 / sq miThis ZIP11.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees8This ZIP8
Annual payroll$272,000This ZIP$272,000
Tax returns filed200This ZIP200
Total adjusted gross income$17,020,000This ZIP$17,020,000

Land area

Land area24.24 sq miThis ZIP24.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61772

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

ZIP codes near 61772

ZIPCityDistance
61754 Mc Lean, IL 6.5 mi
61745 Heyworth, IL 6.8 mi
61701 Bloomington, IL 7.2 mi
61774 Stanford, IL 7.7 mi
61709 Bloomington, IL 7.8 mi
61710 Bloomington, IL 8.6 mi
61704 Bloomington, IL 8.7 mi
61790 Normal, IL 9.3 mi
61705 Bloomington, IL 9.5 mi
61799 Bloomington, IL 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61772?

61772 is in Shirley, Illinois, in McLean County, part of the Bloomington, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3860, -89.0636.

What county is 61772 in?

61772 lies in McLean County.

What area code is 61772?

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

What time zone is 61772 in?

61772 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61772?

About 273 people live in ZIP code 61772, in 79 households, at 11.3 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 61772?

The closest are 61754 (6.5 mi), 61745 (6.8 mi), 61701 (7.2 mi), 61774 (7.7 mi) and 61709 (7.8 mi).

Is 61772 a PO Box ZIP code?

61772 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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