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61852

ZIP 61852 is Longview, Illinois, mostly in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign +1 more
Population
172
Coordinates
39.8995, -88.0728
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Where 61852 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61852
  • 🔢 Type 61852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,852 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 47 × 47. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61851 (Ivesdale, IL, 20 mi away) and 61853 (Mahomet, IL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61852 becomes 25816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12568, 12586, 12856, 12865, 15268, 15286, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85621 in Nogales, AZ, 1,405 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯557 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61852 and you would come out at 39.90°S, 91.93°E — 1,245 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 18.3 square miles of land, 61852 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population172This ZIP172
Households102This ZIP102
Housing units119This ZIP119
Median age56.7This ZIP56.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median home value$306,700This ZIP$306,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher22.5%This ZIP22.5%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density9.4 / sq miThis ZIP9.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$739,000This ZIP$739,000
Tax returns filed100This ZIP100
Total adjusted gross income$6,388,000This ZIP$6,388,000

Land area

Land area18.30 sq miThis ZIP18.30 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61852 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Champaign County 78.9%
Douglas County 21.1%

Other place names in 61852

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

ZIP codes near 61852

ZIPCityDistance
61816 Broadlands, IL 4.0 mi
61956 Villa Grove, IL 4.4 mi
61877 Sidney, IL 6.5 mi
61941 Murdock, IL 6.6 mi
61864 Philo, IL 6.7 mi
61942 Newman, IL 6.9 mi
61810 Allerton, IL 8.2 mi
61919 Camargo, IL 8.7 mi
61849 Homer, IL 9.7 mi
61880 Tolono, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61852?

61852 is in Longview, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8995, -88.0728.

What county is 61852 in?

61852 spans 2 counties: Champaign County and Douglas 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 61852?

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

What time zone is 61852 in?

61852 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61852?

About 172 people live in ZIP code 61852, in 102 households, at 9.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 61852?

The closest are 61816 (4 mi), 61956 (4.4 mi), 61877 (6.5 mi), 61941 (6.6 mi) and 61864 (6.7 mi).

Is 61852 a PO Box ZIP code?

61852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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