61857
ZIP 61857 is Muncie, Illinois, in Vermilion County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Vermilion
- Metro area
- Danville, IL
- Population
- 147
- Coordinates
- 40.1186, -87.8434
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Where 61857 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 61857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 61,857 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 29 × 79. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111000110100001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61856 (Monticello, IL, 40 mi away) and 61858 (Oakwood, IL, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 61857 becomes 75816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15678, 15687, 16875, 17568, 17856, 17865, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85716 in Tucson, AZ, 1,392 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
- 🎯568 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61857 and you would come out at 40.12°S, 92.16°E — 1,245 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 19m.
- 📏 At 0.565 square miles of land, 61857 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 273 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 147This ZIP147 |
|---|---|
| Households | 69This ZIP69 |
| Housing units | 79This ZIP79 |
| Median age | 53.5This ZIP53.5Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $83,750This ZIP$83,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $76,500This ZIP$76,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 22.0%This ZIP22.0% |
| Mean commute | 23.2 minThis ZIP23.2 min |
| Population density | 260.2 / sq miThis ZIP260.2 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 61857
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 61857
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
61844 | Fithian, IL | 2.2 mi |
61858 | Oakwood, IL | 4.4 mi |
61841 | Fairmount, IL | 6.0 mi |
61859 | Ogden, IL | 6.7 mi |
61812 | Armstrong, IL | 7.7 mi |
61831 | Collison, IL | 7.8 mi |
61871 | Royal, IL | 8.8 mi |
61817 | Catlin, IL | 8.9 mi |
61834 | Danville, IL | 9.3 mi |
61849 | Homer, IL | 9.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 61857?
61857 is in Muncie, Illinois, in Vermilion County, part of the Danville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1186, -87.8434.
What county is 61857 in?
61857 lies in Vermilion County.
What area code is 61857?
Muncie uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 61857 in?
61857 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 61857?
About 147 people live in ZIP code 61857, in 69 households, at 260.2 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 61857?
$83,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 61857?
The closest are 61844 (2.2 mi), 61858 (4.4 mi), 61841 (6 mi), 61859 (6.7 mi) and 61812 (7.7 mi).
Is 61857 a PO Box ZIP code?
61857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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