61855
ZIP 61855 is Milmine, Illinois, in Piatt County; area code 217; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Piatt
- Metro area
- Champaign-Urbana, IL
- Population
- 24
- Coordinates
- 39.9244, -88.6606
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Where 61855 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.
- 🔢 Type 61855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 61,855 = 5 × 89 × 139. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111000110011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61854 (Mansfield, IL, 20 mi away) and 61856 (Monticello, IL, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 61855 becomes 55816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Duluth, MN, 504 miles away.
- 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15658, 15685, 15856, 15865, 16855, 18655, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85615 in Hereford, AZ, 1,341 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯526 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61855 and you would come out at 39.92°S, 91.34°E — 1,219 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 11.7 square miles of land, 61855 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.9 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 24This ZIP24 |
|---|---|
| Households | 24This ZIP24 |
| Housing units | 28This ZIP28 |
| Median age | 62.0This ZIP62.0Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $220,000This ZIP$220,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 2.1 / sq miThis ZIP2.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 11.66 sq miThis ZIP11.66 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 61855
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
61818 | Cerro Gordo, IL | 3.9 mi |
61813 | Bement, IL | 5.1 mi |
61830 | Cisco, IL | 7.0 mi |
61929 | Hammond, IL | 7.1 mi |
62501 | Argenta, IL | 8.2 mi |
61856 | Monticello, IL | 8.3 mi |
61936 | La Place, IL | 9.1 mi |
62554 | Oreana, IL | 11.8 mi |
61913 | Atwood, IL | 12.1 mi |
61851 | Ivesdale, IL | 12.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 61855?
61855 is in Milmine, Illinois, in Piatt County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9244, -88.6606.
What county is 61855 in?
61855 lies in Piatt County.
What area code is 61855?
Milmine uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 61855 in?
61855 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 61855?
About 24 people live in ZIP code 61855, in 24 households, at 2.1 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 61855?
The closest are 61818 (3.9 mi), 61813 (5.1 mi), 61830 (7 mi), 61929 (7.1 mi) and 62501 (8.2 mi).
Is 61855 a PO Box ZIP code?
61855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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