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61842

ZIP 61842 is Farmer City, Illinois, mostly in De Witt County; area code 309; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
De Witt +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,620
Coordinates
40.2388, -88.6652
☼ Live from 61842 — Farmer City, IL

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Where 61842 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61842
  • 🔢 Type 61842 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,842 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 937. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61841 (Fairmount, IL, 47 mi away) and 61843 (Fisher, IL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61842 becomes 24816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Big Sandy, WV, 421 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12468, 12486, 12846, 12864, 14826, 16248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86412 in Hualapai, AZ, 1,409 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯525 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61842 and you would come out at 40.24°S, 91.33°E — 1,205 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 110.4 square miles of land, 61842 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,620This ZIP2,620
Households1,073This ZIP1,073
Housing units1,232This ZIP1,232
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$80,117This ZIP$80,117Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$157,500This ZIP$157,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$492This ZIP$492Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.9%This ZIP19.9%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density23.7 / sq miThis ZIP23.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees419This ZIP419
Annual payroll$19,703,000This ZIP$19,703,000
Tax returns filed1,320This ZIP1,320
Total adjusted gross income$96,231,000This ZIP$96,231,000

Land area

Land area110.39 sq miThis ZIP110.39 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Counties 61842 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
De Witt County 63.4%
Piatt County 18.7%
McLean County 17.9%

Other place names in 61842

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ZIP codes near 61842

ZIPCityDistance
61839 De Land, IL 7.5 mi
61854 Mansfield, IL 7.7 mi
61735 Dewitt, IL 7.8 mi
61752 Le Roy, IL 8.5 mi
61724 Bellflower, IL 9.9 mi
61882 Weldon, IL 10.3 mi
61750 Lane, IL 12.9 mi
61853 Mahomet, IL 12.9 mi
61722 Arrowsmith, IL 12.9 mi
61884 White Heath, IL 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61842?

61842 is in Farmer City, Illinois, in De Witt County. Its published point location is 40.2388, -88.6652.

What county is 61842 in?

61842 spans 3 counties: De Witt County, Piatt County and McLean County. Most of it falls in De Witt County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 61842?

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

What time zone is 61842 in?

61842 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61842?

About 2,620 people live in ZIP code 61842, in 1,073 households, at 23.7 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 61842?

$80,117 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61842?

The closest are 61839 (7.5 mi), 61854 (7.7 mi), 61735 (7.8 mi), 61752 (8.5 mi) and 61724 (9.9 mi).

Is 61842 a PO Box ZIP code?

61842 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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