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61817

ZIP 61817 is Catlin, Illinois, in Vermilion County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion
Metro area
Danville, IL
Population
2,328
Coordinates
40.0353, -87.7163
☼ Live from 61817 — Catlin, IL

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Where 61817 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61817
  • 🔢 Type 61817 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,817 = 7 × 8831. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000101111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61816 (Broadlands, IL, 17 mi away) and 61818 (Cerro Gordo, IL, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61817 becomes 71816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11768, 11786, 16871, 17861, 18617, 61871, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87116 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,086 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯575 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61817 and you would come out at 40.04°S, 92.28°E — 1,254 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 01m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 29.7 square miles of land, 61817 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,328This ZIP2,328
Households1,006This ZIP1,006
Housing units1,051This ZIP1,051
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,375This ZIP$80,375Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$131,100This ZIP$131,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$899This ZIP$899Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density78.3 / sq miThis ZIP78.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees88This ZIP88
Annual payroll$3,656,000This ZIP$3,656,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$83,103,000This ZIP$83,103,000

Land area

Land area29.75 sq miThis ZIP29.75 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 61817

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

ZIP codes near 61817

ZIPCityDistance
61883 Westville, IL 4.0 mi
61841 Fairmount, IL 5.4 mi
61833 Tilton, IL 5.7 mi
61846 Georgetown, IL 7.0 mi
61858 Oakwood, IL 7.3 mi
61850 Indianola, IL 7.4 mi
61832 Danville, IL 8.1 mi
61834 Danville, IL 8.4 mi
61857 Muncie, IL 8.9 mi
61870 Ridge Farm, IL 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61817?

61817 is in Catlin, Illinois, in Vermilion County, part of the Danville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0353, -87.7163.

What county is 61817 in?

61817 lies in Vermilion County.

What area code is 61817?

Catlin uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61817 in?

61817 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61817?

About 2,328 people live in ZIP code 61817, in 1,006 households, at 78.3 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 61817?

$80,375 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61817?

The closest are 61883 (4 mi), 61841 (5.4 mi), 61833 (5.7 mi), 61846 (7 mi) and 61858 (7.3 mi).

Is 61817 a PO Box ZIP code?

61817 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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