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61849

ZIP 61849 is Homer, Illinois, mostly in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign +1 more
Population
1,961
Coordinates
40.0142, -87.9674
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Where 61849 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61849
  • 🔢 Type 61849 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,849 = 127 × 487. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61848 (Henning, IL, 25 mi away) and 61850 (Indianola, IL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61849 becomes 94816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14869, 16849, 16948, 18469, 18946, 18964, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96841 in Honolulu, HI, 4,241 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯562 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61849 and you would come out at 40.01°S, 92.03°E — 1,244 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 58.2 square miles of land, 61849 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,961This ZIP1,961
Households776This ZIP776
Housing units841This ZIP841
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,250This ZIP$86,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$159,900This ZIP$159,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$979This ZIP$979Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density33.7 / sq miThis ZIP33.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees113This ZIP113
Annual payroll$5,463,000This ZIP$5,463,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$71,699,000This ZIP$71,699,000

Land area

Land area58.24 sq miThis ZIP58.24 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 61849 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Champaign County 66.3%
Vermilion County 33.8%

Other place names in 61849

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ZIP codes near 61849

ZIPCityDistance
61877 Sidney, IL 5.9 mi
61816 Broadlands, IL 6.5 mi
61810 Allerton, IL 7.6 mi
61841 Fairmount, IL 8.0 mi
61873 Saint Joseph, IL 9.1 mi
61859 Ogden, IL 9.4 mi
61852 Longview, IL 9.7 mi
61857 Muncie, IL 9.7 mi
61864 Philo, IL 10.2 mi
61844 Fithian, IL 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61849?

61849 is in Homer, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0142, -87.9674.

What county is 61849 in?

61849 spans 2 counties: Champaign County and Vermilion County. Most of it falls in Champaign 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 61849?

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

What time zone is 61849 in?

61849 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61849?

About 1,961 people live in ZIP code 61849, in 776 households, at 33.7 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 61849?

$86,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61849?

The closest are 61877 (5.9 mi), 61816 (6.5 mi), 61810 (7.6 mi), 61841 (8 mi) and 61873 (9.1 mi).

Is 61849 a PO Box ZIP code?

61849 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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