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61841

ZIP 61841 is Fairmount, Illinois, in Vermilion County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion
Metro area
Danville, IL
Population
1,112
Coordinates
40.0342, -87.8179
☼ Live from 61841 — Fairmount, IL

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Where 61841 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61841
  • 🔢 Type 61841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,841 = 13 × 67 × 71. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61840 (Dewey, IL, 31 mi away) and 61842 (Farmer City, IL, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61841 becomes 14816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Breesport, NY, 595 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14168, 14618, 14816, 14861, 16148, 16841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86411 in Hackberry, AZ, 1,446 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯570 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61841 and you would come out at 40.03°S, 92.18°E — 1,249 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 57.4 square miles of land, 61841 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,112This ZIP1,112
Households477This ZIP477
Housing units517This ZIP517
Median age46.3This ZIP46.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,792This ZIP$64,792Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$127,200This ZIP$127,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$783This ZIP$783Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute40.8 minThis ZIP40.8 min
Population density19.4 / sq miThis ZIP19.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees122This ZIP122
Annual payroll$6,144,000This ZIP$6,144,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$45,736,000This ZIP$45,736,000

Land area

Land area57.42 sq miThis ZIP57.42 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 61841

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ZIP codes near 61841

ZIPCityDistance
61817 Catlin, IL 5.4 mi
61857 Muncie, IL 6.0 mi
61858 Oakwood, IL 7.5 mi
61844 Fithian, IL 8.0 mi
61849 Homer, IL 8.0 mi
61850 Indianola, IL 8.2 mi
61876 Sidell, IL 9.2 mi
61883 Westville, IL 9.4 mi
61833 Tilton, IL 10.1 mi
61810 Allerton, IL 10.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61841?

61841 is in Fairmount, Illinois, in Vermilion County, part of the Danville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0342, -87.8179.

What county is 61841 in?

61841 lies in Vermilion County.

What area code is 61841?

Fairmount uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61841 in?

61841 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61841?

About 1,112 people live in ZIP code 61841, in 477 households, at 19.4 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 61841?

$64,792 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61841?

The closest are 61817 (5.4 mi), 61857 (6 mi), 61858 (7.5 mi), 61844 (8 mi) and 61849 (8 mi).

Is 61841 a PO Box ZIP code?

61841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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