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Where 61955 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 61955 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSGIg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 61,955 = 5 × 12391. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1111001000000011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61953 (Tuscola, IL, 40 mi away) and 61956 (Villa Grove, IL, 35 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 61955 becomes 55916, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15695, 15956, 19565, 55961, 56159, 56519, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96551 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,641 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 53% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯584 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61955 and you would come out at 39.58°S, 92.41°E — 1,278 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 0.394 square miles of land, 61955 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 191 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 202This ZIP202 |
|---|---|
| Households | 74This ZIP74 |
| Housing units | 81This ZIP81 |
| Median age | 32.3This ZIP32.3Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $49,167This ZIP$49,167Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $75,000This ZIP$75,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,175This ZIP$1,175Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 9.3%This ZIP9.3% |
| Mean commute | 24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min |
| Population density | 512.7 / sq miThis ZIP512.7 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 61955
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 61955
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
61944 | Paris, IL | 6.2 mi |
47831 | Blanford, IN | 6.8 mi |
47863 | New Goshen, IN | 6.8 mi |
47884 | Universal, IN | 7.7 mi |
47885 | West Terre Haute, IN | 7.9 mi |
62423 | Dennison, IL | 8.2 mi |
47876 | Saint Mary Of The Woods, IN | 8.4 mi |
47880 | Shepardsville, IN | 9.1 mi |
47842 | Clinton, IN | 9.8 mi |
47875 | Saint Bernice, IN | 9.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 61955?
61955 is in Vermilion, Illinois, in Edgar County. Its published point location is 39.5816, -87.5875.
What county is 61955 in?
61955 lies in Edgar County.
What area code is 61955?
Vermilion uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 61955 in?
61955 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 61955?
About 202 people live in ZIP code 61955, in 74 households, at 512.7 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 61955?
$49,167 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 61955?
The closest are 61944 (6.2 mi), 47831 (6.8 mi), 47863 (6.8 mi), 47884 (7.7 mi) and 47885 (7.9 mi).
Is 61955 a PO Box ZIP code?
61955 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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