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61873

ZIP 61873 is Saint Joseph, Illinois, in Champaign County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign
Population
5,779
Coordinates
40.1339, -88.0391
☼ Live from 61873 — Saint Joseph, IL

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Where 61873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61873
  • 🔢 Type 61873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,873 = 7 × 8839. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61872 (Sadorus, IL, 23 mi away) and 61874 (Savoy, IL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61873 becomes 37816 — and that is a real ZIP code: Morristown, TN, 374 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13678, 13687, 13786, 16738, 16837, 16873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83617 in Emmett, ID, 1,477 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 58% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯558 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61873 and you would come out at 40.13°S, 91.96°E — 1,236 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 02m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 19m.
  • 📏 At 63.7 square miles of land, 61873 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 48 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,779This ZIP5,779
Households2,203This ZIP2,203
Housing units2,264This ZIP2,264
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$117,578This ZIP$117,578Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$265,400This ZIP$265,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.5%This ZIP35.5%
Mean commute24.0 minThis ZIP24.0 min
Population density90.7 / sq miThis ZIP90.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments96This ZIP96
Employees665This ZIP665
Annual payroll$24,524,000This ZIP$24,524,000
Tax returns filed2,890This ZIP2,890
Total adjusted gross income$256,247,000This ZIP$256,247,000

Land area

Land area63.69 sq miThis ZIP63.69 sq mi
Water area0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi

Other place names in 61873

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ZIP codes near 61873

ZIPCityDistance
61859 Ogden, IL 4.2 mi
61871 Royal, IL 5.1 mi
61802 Urbana, IL 6.1 mi
61812 Armstrong, IL 7.9 mi
61844 Fithian, IL 9.0 mi
61849 Homer, IL 9.1 mi
61801 Urbana, IL 9.2 mi
61878 Thomasboro, IL 9.4 mi
61877 Sidney, IL 9.9 mi
61803 Urbana, IL 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61873?

61873 is in Saint Joseph, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.1339, -88.0391.

What county is 61873 in?

61873 lies in Champaign County.

What area code is 61873?

Saint Joseph uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 61873 in?

61873 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61873?

About 5,779 people live in ZIP code 61873, in 2,203 households, at 90.7 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 61873?

$117,578 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61873?

The closest are 61859 (4.2 mi), 61871 (5.1 mi), 61802 (6.1 mi), 61812 (7.9 mi) and 61844 (9 mi).

Is 61873 a PO Box ZIP code?

61873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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