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61850

ZIP 61850 is Indianola, Illinois, in Vermilion County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion
Metro area
Danville, IL
Population
350
Coordinates
39.9301, -87.7435
☼ Live from 61850 — Indianola, IL

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Where 61850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61850
  • 🔢 Type 61850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,850 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1237. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61849 (Homer, IL, 13 mi away) and 61851 (Ivesdale, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61850 becomes 05816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85601 in Arivaca, AZ, 1,437 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯574 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61850 and you would come out at 39.93°S, 92.26°E — 1,257 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 00m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 20m.
  • 📏 At 33.3 square miles of land, 61850 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population350This ZIP350
Households159This ZIP159
Housing units188This ZIP188
Median age59.6This ZIP59.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,375This ZIP$59,375Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$84,600This ZIP$84,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,047This ZIP$1,047Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.2%This ZIP8.2%
Mean commute32.3 minThis ZIP32.3 min
Population density10.5 / sq miThis ZIP10.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees4This ZIP4
Annual payroll$88,000This ZIP$88,000
Tax returns filed210This ZIP210
Total adjusted gross income$13,520,000This ZIP$13,520,000

Land area

Land area33.30 sq miThis ZIP33.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 61850

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ZIP codes near 61850

ZIPCityDistance
61876 Sidell, IL 5.3 mi
61870 Ridge Farm, IL 7.0 mi
61817 Catlin, IL 7.4 mi
61846 Georgetown, IL 7.9 mi
61841 Fairmount, IL 8.2 mi
61883 Westville, IL 9.1 mi
61810 Allerton, IL 9.4 mi
61940 Metcalf, IL 9.5 mi
61924 Chrisman, IL 10.8 mi
61932 Hume, IL 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61850?

61850 is in Indianola, Illinois, in Vermilion County, part of the Danville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9301, -87.7435.

What county is 61850 in?

61850 lies in Vermilion County.

What area code is 61850?

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

What time zone is 61850 in?

61850 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61850?

About 350 people live in ZIP code 61850, in 159 households, at 10.5 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 61850?

$59,375 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61850?

The closest are 61876 (5.3 mi), 61870 (7 mi), 61817 (7.4 mi), 61846 (7.9 mi) and 61841 (8.2 mi).

Is 61850 a PO Box ZIP code?

61850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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