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61847

ZIP 61847 is Gifford, Illinois, in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign
Population
1,144
Coordinates
40.3056, -88.0098
☼ Live from 61847 — Gifford, IL

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Where 61847 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61847
  • 🔢 Type 61847 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,847 = 23 × 2689. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61846 (Georgetown, IL, 31 mi away) and 61848 (Henning, IL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61847 becomes 74816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,339 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯560 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61847 and you would come out at 40.31°S, 91.99°E — 1,230 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 33.5 square miles of land, 61847 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,144This ZIP1,144
Households479This ZIP479
Housing units506This ZIP506
Median age52.9This ZIP52.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$92,344This ZIP$92,344Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$182,700This ZIP$182,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,010This ZIP$1,010Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density34.1 / sq miThis ZIP34.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees241This ZIP241
Annual payroll$9,243,000This ZIP$9,243,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$43,884,000This ZIP$43,884,000

Land area

Land area33.52 sq miThis ZIP33.52 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 61847

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ZIP codes near 61847

ZIPCityDistance
61862 Penfield, IL 2.7 mi
60949 Ludlow, IL 7.1 mi
61866 Rantoul, IL 7.8 mi
61812 Armstrong, IL 7.9 mi
61871 Royal, IL 8.1 mi
61878 Thomasboro, IL 8.4 mi
61865 Potomac, IL 10.9 mi
61859 Ogden, IL 11.0 mi
60960 Rankin, IL 11.1 mi
60957 Paxton, IL 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61847?

61847 is in Gifford, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3056, -88.0098.

What county is 61847 in?

61847 lies in Champaign County.

What area code is 61847?

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

What time zone is 61847 in?

61847 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61847?

About 1,144 people live in ZIP code 61847, in 479 households, at 34.1 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 61847?

$92,344 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61847?

The closest are 61862 (2.7 mi), 60949 (7.1 mi), 61866 (7.8 mi), 61812 (7.9 mi) and 61871 (8.1 mi).

Is 61847 a PO Box ZIP code?

61847 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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