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61840

ZIP 61840 is Dewey, Illinois, in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign
Population
612
Coordinates
40.2989, -88.3003
☼ Live from 61840 — Dewey, IL

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Where 61840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61840
  • 🔢 Type 61840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 773. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61839 (De Land, IL, 21 mi away) and 61841 (Fairmount, IL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61840 becomes 04816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86401 in Kingman, AZ, 1,430 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯544 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61840 and you would come out at 40.30°S, 91.70°E — 1,218 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 18m.
  • 📏 At 31.1 square miles of land, 61840 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population612This ZIP612
Households234This ZIP234
Housing units258This ZIP258
Median age58.9This ZIP58.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,891This ZIP$84,891Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$272,600This ZIP$272,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher32.9%This ZIP32.9%
Mean commute28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min
Population density19.7 / sq miThis ZIP19.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees94This ZIP94
Annual payroll$4,391,000This ZIP$4,391,000
Tax returns filed400This ZIP400
Total adjusted gross income$42,564,000This ZIP$42,564,000

Land area

Land area31.09 sq miThis ZIP31.09 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 61840

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ZIP codes near 61840

ZIPCityDistance
61843 Fisher, IL 4.1 mi
61845 Foosland, IL 7.2 mi
61866 Rantoul, IL 7.5 mi
61853 Mahomet, IL 8.0 mi
61878 Thomasboro, IL 9.0 mi
60933 Elliott, IL 11.4 mi
61822 Champaign, IL 11.4 mi
60949 Ludlow, IL 11.7 mi
60936 Gibson City, IL 11.9 mi
61724 Bellflower, IL 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61840?

61840 is in Dewey, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2989, -88.3003.

What county is 61840 in?

61840 lies in Champaign County.

What area code is 61840?

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

What time zone is 61840 in?

61840 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61840?

About 612 people live in ZIP code 61840, in 234 households, at 19.7 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 61840?

$84,891 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61840?

The closest are 61843 (4.1 mi), 61845 (7.2 mi), 61866 (7.5 mi), 61853 (8 mi) and 61878 (9 mi).

Is 61840 a PO Box ZIP code?

61840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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