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61929

ZIP 61929 is Hammond, Illinois, mostly in Piatt County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Piatt +1 more
Population
672
Coordinates
39.8248, -88.6258
☼ Live from 61929 — Hammond, IL

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Where 61929 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61929
  • 🔢 Type 61929 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZGIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,929 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 983. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000111101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61928 (Gays, IL, 26 mi away) and 61930 (Hindsboro, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61929 becomes 92916, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12969, 12996, 16929, 19962, 29169, 29691, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96912 in Dededo, GU, 7,409 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯528 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61929 and you would come out at 39.82°S, 91.37°E — 1,225 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 21m.
  • 📏 At 39.3 square miles of land, 61929 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population672This ZIP672
Households294This ZIP294
Housing units332This ZIP332
Median age33.5This ZIP33.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$79,167This ZIP$79,167Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$106,800This ZIP$106,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute34.2 minThis ZIP34.2 min
Population density17.1 / sq miThis ZIP17.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees60This ZIP60
Annual payroll$4,354,000This ZIP$4,354,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$23,966,000This ZIP$23,966,000

Land area

Land area39.33 sq miThis ZIP39.33 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Counties 61929 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Piatt County 99.5%
Moultrie County 0.5%

Other place names in 61929

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ZIP codes near 61929

ZIPCityDistance
61936 La Place, IL 5.6 mi
61818 Cerro Gordo, IL 6.4 mi
61937 Lovington, IL 6.5 mi
61813 Bement, IL 6.7 mi
61855 Milmine, IL 7.1 mi
61913 Atwood, IL 8.2 mi
61911 Arthur, IL 11.9 mi
62501 Argenta, IL 12.2 mi
62549 Mt Zion, IL 13.3 mi
61925 Dalton City, IL 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61929?

61929 is in Hammond, Illinois, in Piatt County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.8248, -88.6258.

What county is 61929 in?

61929 spans 2 counties: Piatt County and Moultrie County. Most of it falls in Piatt 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 61929?

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

What time zone is 61929 in?

61929 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61929?

About 672 people live in ZIP code 61929, in 294 households, at 17.1 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 61929?

$79,167 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61929?

The closest are 61936 (5.6 mi), 61818 (6.4 mi), 61937 (6.5 mi), 61813 (6.7 mi) and 61855 (7.1 mi).

Is 61929 a PO Box ZIP code?

61929 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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