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61877

ZIP 61877 is Sidney, Illinois, in Champaign County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Champaign
Population
1,106
Coordinates
39.9929, -88.0759
☼ Live from 61877 — Sidney, IL

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Where 61877 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61877
  • 🔢 Type 61877 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LLBIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,877 = 43 × 1439. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000110110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61876 (Sidell, IL, 14 mi away) and 61878 (Thomasboro, IL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61877 becomes 77816, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16877, 17768, 17867, 17876, 18767, 61778, …). The farthest-flung twin is 87176 in Albuquerque, NM, 1,073 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 56% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯556 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61877 and you would come out at 39.99°S, 91.92°E — 1,240 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 29.0 square miles of land, 61877 is bigger than 45% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,106This ZIP1,106
Households452This ZIP452
Housing units486This ZIP486
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$96,750This ZIP$96,750Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$209,700This ZIP$209,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,094This ZIP$1,094Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.5%This ZIP24.5%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density38.1 / sq miThis ZIP38.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees96This ZIP96
Annual payroll$5,338,000This ZIP$5,338,000
Tax returns filed820This ZIP820
Total adjusted gross income$65,029,000This ZIP$65,029,000

Land area

Land area29.03 sq miThis ZIP29.03 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 61877

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ZIP codes near 61877

ZIPCityDistance
61864 Philo, IL 4.2 mi
61849 Homer, IL 5.9 mi
61816 Broadlands, IL 6.1 mi
61852 Longview, IL 6.5 mi
61880 Tolono, IL 9.3 mi
61956 Villa Grove, IL 9.8 mi
61802 Urbana, IL 9.9 mi
61873 Saint Joseph, IL 9.9 mi
61810 Allerton, IL 10.1 mi
61801 Urbana, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61877?

61877 is in Sidney, Illinois, in Champaign County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.9929, -88.0759.

What county is 61877 in?

61877 lies in Champaign County.

What area code is 61877?

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

What time zone is 61877 in?

61877 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61877?

About 1,106 people live in ZIP code 61877, in 452 households, at 38.1 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 61877?

$96,750 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61877?

The closest are 61864 (4.2 mi), 61849 (5.9 mi), 61816 (6.1 mi), 61852 (6.5 mi) and 61880 (9.3 mi).

Is 61877 a PO Box ZIP code?

61877 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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