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61859

ZIP 61859 is Ogden, Illinois, mostly in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign +1 more
Population
1,227
Coordinates
40.1504, -87.9629
☼ Live from 61859 — Ogden, IL

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Where 61859 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 61859
  • 🔢 Type 61859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,859 = 7 × 8837. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61858 (Oakwood, IL, 11 mi away) and 61862 (Penfield, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61859 becomes 95816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sacramento, CA, 1,782 miles away.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15689, 15698, 16859, 18956, 85619, 89156, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96518 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,134 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯562 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61859 and you would come out at 40.15°S, 92.04°E — 1,238 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 30.3 square miles of land, 61859 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,227This ZIP1,227
Households443This ZIP443
Housing units467This ZIP467
Median age39.6This ZIP39.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$102,708This ZIP$102,708Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$182,500This ZIP$182,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,500This ZIP$1,500Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.4%This ZIP27.4%
Mean commute22.7 minThis ZIP22.7 min
Population density40.5 / sq miThis ZIP40.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees189This ZIP189
Annual payroll$8,009,000This ZIP$8,009,000
Tax returns filed590This ZIP590
Total adjusted gross income$46,824,000This ZIP$46,824,000

Land area

Land area30.30 sq miThis ZIP30.30 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 61859 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Champaign County 85.4%
Vermilion County 14.6%

Other place names in 61859

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

ZIP codes near 61859

ZIPCityDistance
61871 Royal, IL 2.9 mi
61873 Saint Joseph, IL 4.2 mi
61812 Armstrong, IL 4.5 mi
61844 Fithian, IL 5.0 mi
61857 Muncie, IL 6.7 mi
61849 Homer, IL 9.4 mi
61831 Collison, IL 10.2 mi
61802 Urbana, IL 10.2 mi
61858 Oakwood, IL 10.7 mi
61862 Penfield, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61859?

61859 is in Ogden, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1504, -87.9629.

What county is 61859 in?

61859 spans 2 counties: Champaign County and Vermilion 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 61859?

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

What time zone is 61859 in?

61859 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61859?

About 1,227 people live in ZIP code 61859, in 443 households, at 40.5 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 61859?

$102,708 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61859?

The closest are 61871 (2.9 mi), 61873 (4.2 mi), 61812 (4.5 mi), 61844 (5 mi) and 61857 (6.7 mi).

Is 61859 a PO Box ZIP code?

61859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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