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61851

ZIP 61851 is Ivesdale, Illinois, mostly in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign +1 more
Population
279
Coordinates
39.9650, -88.4355
☼ Live from 61851 — Ivesdale, IL

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Where 61851 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61851
  • 🔢 Type 61851 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,851 = 3 × 53 × 389. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61850 (Indianola, IL, 37 mi away) and 61852 (Longview, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61851 becomes 15816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11568, 15618, 15681, 15861, 16851, 18615, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85611 in Elgin, AZ, 1,359 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯538 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61851 and you would come out at 39.97°S, 91.56°E — 1,227 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 20m.
  • 📏 At 34.0 square miles of land, 61851 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population279This ZIP279
Households142This ZIP142
Housing units186This ZIP186
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,167This ZIP$59,167Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$147,900This ZIP$147,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher34.2%This ZIP34.2%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density8.2 / sq miThis ZIP8.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees59This ZIP59
Annual payroll$2,906,000This ZIP$2,906,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$14,763,000This ZIP$14,763,000

Land area

Land area34.00 sq miThis ZIP34.00 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61851 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Champaign County 89.3%
Piatt County 10.7%

Other place names in 61851

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 61851

ZIPCityDistance
61872 Sadorus, IL 3.9 mi
61813 Bement, IL 7.9 mi
61856 Monticello, IL 9.0 mi
61863 Pesotum, IL 9.1 mi
61884 White Heath, IL 9.2 mi
61875 Seymour, IL 9.6 mi
61913 Atwood, IL 9.8 mi
61880 Tolono, IL 9.9 mi
61815 Bondville, IL 10.7 mi
61874 Savoy, IL 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61851?

61851 is in Ivesdale, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9650, -88.4355.

What county is 61851 in?

61851 spans 2 counties: Champaign County and Piatt 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 61851?

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

What time zone is 61851 in?

61851 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61851?

About 279 people live in ZIP code 61851, in 142 households, at 8.2 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 61851?

$59,167 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61851?

The closest are 61872 (3.9 mi), 61813 (7.9 mi), 61856 (9 mi), 61863 (9.1 mi) and 61884 (9.2 mi).

Is 61851 a PO Box ZIP code?

61851 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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