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61872

ZIP 61872 is Sadorus, Illinois, mostly in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign +1 more
Population
620
Coordinates
39.9304, -88.3770
☼ Live from 61872 — Sadorus, IL

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Where 61872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61872
  • 🔢 Type 61872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1289. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61871 (Royal, IL, 28 mi away) and 61873 (Saint Joseph, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61872 becomes 27816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Castalia, NC, 619 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12768, 12786, 16728, 16827, 16872, 17268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78162 in Tuleta, TX, 950 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯541 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61872 and you would come out at 39.93°S, 91.62°E — 1,231 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 36.7 square miles of land, 61872 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population620This ZIP620
Households284This ZIP284
Housing units296This ZIP296
Median age62.1This ZIP62.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$117,821This ZIP$117,821Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$194,000This ZIP$194,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%This ZIP22.8%
Mean commute20.1 minThis ZIP20.1 min
Population density16.9 / sq miThis ZIP16.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees58This ZIP58
Annual payroll$1,903,000This ZIP$1,903,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$28,443,000This ZIP$28,443,000

Land area

Land area36.67 sq miThis ZIP36.67 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Counties 61872 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Champaign County 90.2%
Douglas County 9.8%

Other place names in 61872

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

ZIP codes near 61872

ZIPCityDistance
61851 Ivesdale, IL 3.9 mi
61863 Pesotum, IL 5.3 mi
61880 Tolono, IL 7.4 mi
61913 Atwood, IL 8.8 mi
61813 Bement, IL 10.1 mi
61953 Tuscola, IL 10.3 mi
61874 Savoy, IL 10.4 mi
61875 Seymour, IL 12.1 mi
61864 Philo, IL 12.3 mi
61815 Bondville, IL 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61872?

61872 is in Sadorus, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9304, -88.3770.

What county is 61872 in?

61872 spans 2 counties: Champaign County and Douglas 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 61872?

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

What time zone is 61872 in?

61872 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61872?

About 620 people live in ZIP code 61872, in 284 households, at 16.9 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 61872?

$117,821 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61872?

The closest are 61851 (3.9 mi), 61863 (5.3 mi), 61880 (7.4 mi), 61913 (8.8 mi) and 61813 (10.1 mi).

Is 61872 a PO Box ZIP code?

61872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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