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61956

ZIP 61956 is Villa Grove, Illinois, mostly in Douglas County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Douglas +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,960
Coordinates
39.8582, -88.1350
☼ Live from 61956 — Villa Grove, IL

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Where 61956 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 61956
  • 🔢 Type 61956 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSGIg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 61,956 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1721. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1111001000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 61955 (Vermilion, IL, 35 mi away) and 61957 (Windsor, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 61956 becomes 65916, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15696, 16659, 16695, 56169, 56619, 61569, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96516 in FPO AA, a military post office, 4,963 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 55% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯554 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 61956 and you would come out at 39.86°S, 91.86°E — 1,244 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 20m.
  • 📏 At 34.0 square miles of land, 61956 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,960This ZIP2,960
Households1,225This ZIP1,225
Housing units1,339This ZIP1,339
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,125This ZIP$75,125Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$143,000This ZIP$143,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$889This ZIP$889Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.4%This ZIP22.4%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density87.1 / sq miThis ZIP87.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees484This ZIP484
Annual payroll$16,352,000This ZIP$16,352,000
Tax returns filed1,390This ZIP1,390
Total adjusted gross income$83,213,000This ZIP$83,213,000

Land area

Land area34.00 sq miThis ZIP34.00 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 61956 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Douglas County 77.0%
Champaign County 23.0%

Other place names in 61956

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ZIP codes near 61956

ZIPCityDistance
61852 Longview, IL 4.4 mi
61941 Murdock, IL 4.9 mi
61919 Camargo, IL 5.1 mi
61942 Newman, IL 7.6 mi
61864 Philo, IL 8.1 mi
61816 Broadlands, IL 8.3 mi
61863 Pesotum, IL 8.4 mi
61953 Tuscola, IL 9.3 mi
61877 Sidney, IL 9.8 mi
61880 Tolono, IL 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 61956?

61956 is in Villa Grove, Illinois, in Douglas County. Its published point location is 39.8582, -88.1350.

What county is 61956 in?

61956 spans 2 counties: Douglas County and Champaign County. Most of it falls in Douglas 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 61956?

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

What time zone is 61956 in?

61956 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 61956?

About 2,960 people live in ZIP code 61956, in 1,225 households, at 87.1 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 61956?

$75,125 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 61956?

The closest are 61852 (4.4 mi), 61941 (4.9 mi), 61919 (5.1 mi), 61942 (7.6 mi) and 61864 (8.1 mi).

Is 61956 a PO Box ZIP code?

61956 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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