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61856

ZIP 61856 is Monticello, Illinois, in Piatt County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Piatt
Population
8,226
Coordinates
40.0293, -88.5837
☼ Live from 61856 — Monticello, IL

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Where 61856 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61856
  • 🔢 Type 61856 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,856 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1933. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61855 (Milmine, IL, 8 mi away) and 61857 (Muncie, IL, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61856 becomes 65816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15668, 15686, 15866, 16685, 16856, 16865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85616 in Huachuca City, AZ, 1,342 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 57% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯530 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61856 and you would come out at 40.03°S, 91.42°E — 1,218 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 19m.
  • 📏 At 107.9 square miles of land, 61856 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,226This ZIP8,226
Households3,400This ZIP3,400
Housing units3,546This ZIP3,546
Median age42.9This ZIP42.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,559This ZIP$103,559Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$230,900This ZIP$230,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,398This ZIP$1,398Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%This ZIP42.6%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density76.2 / sq miThis ZIP76.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments191This ZIP191
Employees1,607This ZIP1,607
Annual payroll$74,537,000This ZIP$74,537,000
Tax returns filed3,960This ZIP3,960
Total adjusted gross income$393,700,000This ZIP$393,700,000

Land area

Land area107.92 sq miThis ZIP107.92 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 61856

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ZIP codes near 61856

ZIPCityDistance
61884 White Heath, IL 6.5 mi
61839 De Land, IL 7.6 mi
61830 Cisco, IL 7.9 mi
61813 Bement, IL 8.2 mi
61855 Milmine, IL 8.3 mi
61851 Ivesdale, IL 9.0 mi
61875 Seymour, IL 10.2 mi
61882 Weldon, IL 10.5 mi
61818 Cerro Gordo, IL 12.1 mi
61854 Mansfield, IL 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61856?

61856 is in Monticello, Illinois, in Piatt County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.0293, -88.5837.

What county is 61856 in?

61856 lies in Piatt County.

What area code is 61856?

Monticello uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61856 in?

61856 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61856?

About 8,226 people live in ZIP code 61856, in 3,400 households, at 76.2 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 61856?

$103,559 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61856?

The closest are 61884 (6.5 mi), 61839 (7.6 mi), 61830 (7.9 mi), 61813 (8.2 mi) and 61855 (8.3 mi).

Is 61856 a PO Box ZIP code?

61856 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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