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61863

ZIP 61863 is Pesotum, Illinois, in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign
Population
844
Coordinates
39.9049, -88.2819
☼ Live from 61863 — Pesotum, IL

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Where 61863 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61863
  • 🔢 Type 61863 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,863 = 3 × 17 × 1213. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61862 (Penfield, IL, 33 mi away) and 61864 (Philo, IL, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61863 becomes 36816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13668, 16368, 16638, 16683, 16836, 16863, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83661 in Payette, ID, 1,480 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯546 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61863 and you would come out at 39.90°S, 91.72°E — 1,236 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 32.9 square miles of land, 61863 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population844This ZIP844
Households334This ZIP334
Housing units347This ZIP347
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,125This ZIP$78,125Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$181,300This ZIP$181,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,554This ZIP$1,554Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%This ZIP39.4%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density25.6 / sq miThis ZIP25.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees15This ZIP15
Annual payroll$1,609,000This ZIP$1,609,000
Tax returns filed440This ZIP440
Total adjusted gross income$33,876,000This ZIP$33,876,000

Land area

Land area32.92 sq miThis ZIP32.92 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 61863

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ZIP codes near 61863

ZIPCityDistance
61880 Tolono, IL 5.1 mi
61872 Sadorus, IL 5.3 mi
61953 Tuscola, IL 7.4 mi
61864 Philo, IL 8.4 mi
61956 Villa Grove, IL 8.4 mi
61851 Ivesdale, IL 9.1 mi
61874 Savoy, IL 10.4 mi
61852 Longview, IL 11.1 mi
61919 Camargo, IL 11.3 mi
61913 Atwood, IL 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61863?

61863 is in Pesotum, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9049, -88.2819.

What county is 61863 in?

61863 lies in Champaign County.

What area code is 61863?

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

What time zone is 61863 in?

61863 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61863?

About 844 people live in ZIP code 61863, in 334 households, at 25.6 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 61863?

$78,125 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61863?

The closest are 61880 (5.1 mi), 61872 (5.3 mi), 61953 (7.4 mi), 61864 (8.4 mi) and 61956 (8.4 mi).

Is 61863 a PO Box ZIP code?

61863 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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