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61866

ZIP 61866 is Rantoul, Illinois, in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign
Population
13,470
Coordinates
40.3116, -88.1580
☼ Live from 61866 — Rantoul, IL

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Where 61866 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61866
  • 🔢 Type 61866 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,866 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 491. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61865 (Potomac, IL, 19 mi away) and 61870 (Ridge Farm, IL, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61866 becomes 66816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16668, 16686, 16866, 66618, 66861, 68661). The farthest-flung twin is 16866 in Philipsburg, PA, 525 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 59% 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 61866 and you would come out at 40.31°S, 91.84°E — 1,223 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 03m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 18m.
  • 📏 At 80.0 square miles of land, 61866 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,470This ZIP13,470
Households5,780This ZIP5,780
Housing units6,559This ZIP6,559
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$50,686This ZIP$50,686Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$121,300This ZIP$121,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$884This ZIP$884Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density168.3 / sq miThis ZIP168.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments225This ZIP225
Employees4,096This ZIP4,096
Annual payroll$162,895,000This ZIP$162,895,000
Tax returns filed6,140This ZIP6,140
Total adjusted gross income$290,793,000This ZIP$290,793,000

Land area

Land area80.02 sq miThis ZIP80.02 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 61866

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ZIP codes near 61866

ZIPCityDistance
61878 Thomasboro, IL 4.8 mi
60949 Ludlow, IL 5.4 mi
61840 Dewey, IL 7.5 mi
61847 Gifford, IL 7.8 mi
60957 Paxton, IL 9.1 mi
61862 Penfield, IL 10.5 mi
61843 Fisher, IL 11.4 mi
60933 Elliott, IL 12.1 mi
61871 Royal, IL 12.6 mi
61802 Urbana, IL 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61866?

61866 is in Rantoul, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.3116, -88.1580.

What county is 61866 in?

61866 lies in Champaign County.

What area code is 61866?

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

What time zone is 61866 in?

61866 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61866?

About 13,470 people live in ZIP code 61866, in 5,780 households, at 168.3 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 61866?

$50,686 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61866?

The closest are 61878 (4.8 mi), 60949 (5.4 mi), 61840 (7.5 mi), 61847 (7.8 mi) and 60957 (9.1 mi).

Is 61866 a PO Box ZIP code?

61866 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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