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61920

ZIP 61920 is Charleston, Illinois, in Coles County; area codes 447 and 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Coles
Population
20,951
Coordinates
39.5120, -88.1542
☼ Live from 61920 — Charleston, IL

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Where 61920 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61920
  • 🔢 Type 61920 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZGIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,920 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 43. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61919 (Camargo, IL, 19 mi away) and 61924 (Chrisman, IL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61920 becomes 02916 — and that is a real ZIP code: Rumford, RI, 893 miles away.
  • 👥 54 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02169, 02196, 02916, 06129, 06912, 06921, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96201 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,798 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯555 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61920 and you would come out at 39.51°S, 91.85°E — 1,258 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 14h 58m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 22m.
  • 📏 At 148.3 square miles of land, 61920 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,951This ZIP20,951
Households8,843This ZIP8,843
Housing units9,621This ZIP9,621
Median age30.6This ZIP30.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$52,429This ZIP$52,429Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$149,200This ZIP$149,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$812This ZIP$812Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min
Population density141.2 / sq miThis ZIP141.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments429This ZIP429
Employees5,547This ZIP5,547
Annual payroll$190,841,000This ZIP$190,841,000
Tax returns filed8,540This ZIP8,540
Total adjusted gross income$632,390,000This ZIP$632,390,000

Land area

Land area148.35 sq miThis ZIP148.35 sq mi
Water area0.90 sq miThis ZIP0.90 sq mi

Other place names in 61920

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ZIP codes near 61920

ZIPCityDistance
61912 Ashmore, IL 6.1 mi
62474 Westfield, IL 7.4 mi
62440 Lerna, IL 10.0 mi
62435 Janesville, IL 10.7 mi
61930 Hindsboro, IL 11.6 mi
61938 Mattoon, IL 12.0 mi
61943 Oakland, IL 12.4 mi
61931 Humboldt, IL 12.5 mi
61910 Arcola, IL 13.4 mi
61933 Kansas, IL 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61920?

61920 is in Charleston, Illinois, in Coles County, part of the Charleston-Mattoon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.5120, -88.1542.

What county is 61920 in?

61920 lies in Coles County.

What area code is 61920?

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

What time zone is 61920 in?

61920 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61920?

About 20,951 people live in ZIP code 61920, in 8,843 households, at 141.2 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 61920?

$52,429 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61920?

The closest are 61912 (6.1 mi), 62474 (7.4 mi), 62440 (10 mi), 62435 (10.7 mi) and 61930 (11.6 mi).

Is 61920 a PO Box ZIP code?

61920 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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