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61864

ZIP 61864 is Philo, Illinois, in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign
Population
2,003
Coordinates
39.9751, -88.1527
☼ Live from 61864 — Philo, IL

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Where 61864 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61864
  • 🔢 Type 61864 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hgBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,864 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 19 × 37. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61863 (Pesotum, IL, 8 mi away) and 61865 (Potomac, IL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61864 becomes 46816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Fort Wayne, IN, 178 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16648, 16684, 16864, 18466, 46168, 46186, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81646 in Molina, CO, 1,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯552 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61864 and you would come out at 39.98°S, 91.85°E — 1,238 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 20m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 61864 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,003This ZIP2,003
Households653This ZIP653
Housing units680This ZIP680
Median age35.8This ZIP35.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$110,139This ZIP$110,139Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$230,000This ZIP$230,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,222This ZIP$1,222Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute22.9 minThis ZIP22.9 min
Population density87.5 / sq miThis ZIP87.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees233This ZIP233
Annual payroll$11,501,000This ZIP$11,501,000
Tax returns filed860This ZIP860
Total adjusted gross income$77,269,000This ZIP$77,269,000

Land area

Land area22.90 sq miThis ZIP22.90 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 61864

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ZIP codes near 61864

ZIPCityDistance
61877 Sidney, IL 4.2 mi
61880 Tolono, IL 5.1 mi
61852 Longview, IL 6.7 mi
61956 Villa Grove, IL 8.1 mi
61874 Savoy, IL 8.1 mi
61863 Pesotum, IL 8.4 mi
61816 Broadlands, IL 8.6 mi
61801 Urbana, IL 9.8 mi
61803 Urbana, IL 9.8 mi
61849 Homer, IL 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61864?

61864 is in Philo, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9751, -88.1527.

What county is 61864 in?

61864 lies in Champaign County.

What area code is 61864?

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

What time zone is 61864 in?

61864 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61864?

About 2,003 people live in ZIP code 61864, in 653 households, at 87.5 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 61864?

$110,139 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61864?

The closest are 61877 (4.2 mi), 61880 (5.1 mi), 61852 (6.7 mi), 61956 (8.1 mi) and 61874 (8.1 mi).

Is 61864 a PO Box ZIP code?

61864 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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