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Where 61941 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.
- 🔢 Type 61941 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhGIg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 61,941 = 3 × 11 × 1877. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111000111110101 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61940 (Metcalf, IL, 14 mi away) and 61942 (Newman, IL, 4 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 61941 becomes 14916, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11694, 11946, 11964, 14169, 14619, 16914, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96411 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,216 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
- 🎯557 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61941 and you would come out at 39.80°S, 91.92°E — 1,249 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 1.8 square miles of land, 61941 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 168This ZIP168 |
|---|---|
| Households | 65This ZIP65 |
| Housing units | 65This ZIP65 |
| Median age | 31.5This ZIP31.5Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 90.9 / sq miThis ZIP90.9 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.85 sq miThis ZIP1.85 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 61941
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
61919 | Camargo, IL | 3.6 mi |
61942 | Newman, IL | 3.9 mi |
61956 | Villa Grove, IL | 4.9 mi |
61852 | Longview, IL | 6.6 mi |
61816 | Broadlands, IL | 9.1 mi |
61930 | Hindsboro, IL | 9.1 mi |
61943 | Oakland, IL | 10.3 mi |
61932 | Hume, IL | 10.6 mi |
61810 | Allerton, IL | 11.1 mi |
61917 | Brocton, IL | 11.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 61941?
61941 is in Murdock, Illinois, in Douglas County. Its published point location is 39.8046, -88.0750.
What county is 61941 in?
61941 lies in Douglas County.
What area code is 61941?
Murdock uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 61941 in?
61941 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 61941?
About 168 people live in ZIP code 61941, in 65 households, at 90.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 61941?
The closest are 61919 (3.6 mi), 61942 (3.9 mi), 61956 (4.9 mi), 61852 (6.6 mi) and 61816 (9.1 mi).
Is 61941 a PO Box ZIP code?
61941 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “61941 ZIP Code — Murdock, Illinois (Douglas County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/61941
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