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61870

ZIP 61870 is Ridge Farm, Illinois, mostly in Vermilion County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion +1 more
Metro area
Danville, IL
Population
1,085
Coordinates
39.9032, -87.6156
☼ Live from 61870 — Ridge Farm, IL

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Where 61870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61870
  • 🔢 Type 61870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,870 = 2 × 5 × 23 × 269. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61866 (Rantoul, IL, 40 mi away) and 61871 (Royal, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61870 becomes 07816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86017 in Munds Park, AZ, 1,360 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯581 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61870 and you would come out at 39.90°S, 92.38°E — 1,263 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 40.7 square miles of land, 61870 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,085This ZIP1,085
Households455This ZIP455
Housing units489This ZIP489
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$54,044This ZIP$54,044Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$74,800This ZIP$74,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$690This ZIP$690Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.3%This ZIP12.3%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density26.6 / sq miThis ZIP26.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments15This ZIP15
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$2,214,000This ZIP$2,214,000
Tax returns filed540This ZIP540
Total adjusted gross income$30,547,000This ZIP$30,547,000

Land area

Land area40.73 sq miThis ZIP40.73 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 61870 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vermilion County 85.7%
Edgar County 14.3%

Other place names in 61870

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

ZIP codes near 61870

ZIPCityDistance
61846 Georgetown, IL 5.1 mi
61850 Indianola, IL 7.0 mi
47928 Cayuga, IN 7.7 mi
61924 Chrisman, IL 8.5 mi
47847 Dana, IN 9.1 mi
61883 Westville, IL 9.2 mi
61817 Catlin, IL 10.6 mi
47966 Newport, IN 10.7 mi
61876 Sidell, IL 11.7 mi
47974 Perrysville, IN 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61870?

61870 is in Ridge Farm, Illinois, in Vermilion County, part of the Danville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9032, -87.6156.

What county is 61870 in?

61870 spans 2 counties: Vermilion County and Edgar County. Most of it falls in Vermilion 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 61870?

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

What time zone is 61870 in?

61870 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61870?

About 1,085 people live in ZIP code 61870, in 455 households, at 26.6 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 61870?

$54,044 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61870?

The closest are 61846 (5.1 mi), 61850 (7 mi), 47928 (7.7 mi), 61924 (8.5 mi) and 47847 (9.1 mi).

Is 61870 a PO Box ZIP code?

61870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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