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61938

ZIP 61938 is Mattoon, Illinois, mostly in Coles County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Coles +2 more
Population
20,350
Coordinates
39.4799, -88.3758
☼ Live from 61938 — Mattoon, IL

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Where 61938 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 61938
  • 🔢 Type 61938 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEGIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,938 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 31 × 37. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111000111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61937 (Lovington, IL, 23 mi away) and 61940 (Metcalf, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61938 becomes 83916, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16839, 16938, 18936, 18963, 31698, 38619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96318 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 52% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯543 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61938 and you would come out at 39.48°S, 91.62°E — 1,251 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 23m.
  • 📏 At 126.5 square miles of land, 61938 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 96 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,350This ZIP20,350
Households9,629This ZIP9,629
Housing units10,518This ZIP10,518
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$57,503This ZIP$57,503Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$111,700This ZIP$111,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$740This ZIP$740Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.7%This ZIP22.7%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density160.8 / sq miThis ZIP160.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments597This ZIP597
Employees14,698This ZIP14,698
Annual payroll$781,792,000This ZIP$781,792,000
Tax returns filed9,680This ZIP9,680
Total adjusted gross income$678,504,000This ZIP$678,504,000

Land area

Land area126.52 sq miThis ZIP126.52 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Counties 61938 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Coles County 98.7%
Cumberland County 1.3%
Moultrie County 0.0%

Other place names in 61938

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ZIP codes near 61938

ZIPCityDistance
61928 Gays, IL 6.7 mi
61931 Humboldt, IL 7.4 mi
62440 Lerna, IL 8.4 mi
62469 Trilla, IL 9.2 mi
62435 Janesville, IL 10.1 mi
61920 Charleston, IL 12.0 mi
62447 Neoga, IL 12.1 mi
61957 Windsor, IL 12.8 mi
61910 Arcola, IL 13.9 mi
61951 Sullivan, IL 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61938?

61938 is in Mattoon, Illinois, in Coles County, part of the Charleston-Mattoon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 39.4799, -88.3758.

What county is 61938 in?

61938 spans 3 counties: Coles County, Cumberland County and Moultrie County. Most of it falls in Coles 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 61938?

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

What time zone is 61938 in?

61938 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61938?

About 20,350 people live in ZIP code 61938, in 9,629 households, at 160.8 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 61938?

$57,503 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61938?

The closest are 61928 (6.7 mi), 61931 (7.4 mi), 62440 (8.4 mi), 62469 (9.2 mi) and 62435 (10.1 mi).

Is 61938 a PO Box ZIP code?

61938 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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