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61853

ZIP 61853 is Mahomet, Illinois, mostly in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign +1 more
Population
14,831
Coordinates
40.2299, -88.4210
☼ Live from 61853 — Mahomet, IL

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Where 61853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61853
  • 🔢 Type 61853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,853 = 11 × 5623. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61852 (Longview, IL, 29 mi away) and 61854 (Mansfield, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61853 becomes 35816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Huntsville, AL, 392 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13658, 13685, 13856, 13865, 15368, 15638, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83651 in Nampa, ID, 1,462 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% 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 61853 and you would come out at 40.23°S, 91.58°E — 1,216 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 48.0 square miles of land, 61853 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,831This ZIP14,831
Households5,135This ZIP5,135
Housing units5,440This ZIP5,440
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$115,512This ZIP$115,512Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$282,200This ZIP$282,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,361This ZIP$1,361Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher53.2%This ZIP53.2%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density309.1 / sq miThis ZIP309.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments268This ZIP268
Employees1,696This ZIP1,696
Annual payroll$74,063,000This ZIP$74,063,000
Tax returns filed6,900This ZIP6,900
Total adjusted gross income$788,907,000This ZIP$788,907,000

Land area

Land area47.97 sq miThis ZIP47.97 sq mi
Water area0.41 sq miThis ZIP0.41 sq mi

Counties 61853 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Champaign County 92.0%
Piatt County 8.0%

Other place names in 61853

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ZIP codes near 61853

ZIPCityDistance
61854 Mansfield, IL 6.1 mi
61843 Fisher, IL 6.5 mi
61840 Dewey, IL 8.0 mi
61826 Champaign, IL 8.7 mi
61815 Bondville, IL 8.7 mi
61875 Seymour, IL 8.7 mi
61724 Bellflower, IL 9.0 mi
61822 Champaign, IL 9.1 mi
61845 Foosland, IL 10.0 mi
61884 White Heath, IL 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61853?

61853 is in Mahomet, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.2299, -88.4210.

What county is 61853 in?

61853 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 61853?

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

What time zone is 61853 in?

61853 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61853?

About 14,831 people live in ZIP code 61853, in 5,135 households, at 309.1 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 61853?

$115,512 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61853?

The closest are 61854 (6.1 mi), 61843 (6.5 mi), 61840 (8 mi), 61826 (8.7 mi) and 61815 (8.7 mi).

Is 61853 a PO Box ZIP code?

61853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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