ZIP code · Shirland · Illinois · United States
ZIP code 61079 — Shirland
ZIP code 61079 serves Shirland, Illinois.
- Postal code
- 61079Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Shirland
- County
- Winnebago FIPS 17201
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.4445, -89.1976 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 220 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 57 / sq mi
- Land area
- 3.9 sq mi (10 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $46,176
- Per-capita income
- $29,232
- Median age
- 54.6
- Households
- 98
- Housing units
- 98
- Median home value
- $113,800
- Median gross rent
- $1,031 / month
- Congressional district
- IL-16 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
- Area code
- 815Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 61079
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 80°F), coldest Jan (avg low 11°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 25 | 29 | 42 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 58 | 43 | 31 |
| Avg low °F | 11 | 14 | 24 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 60 | 58 | 50 | 39 | 27 | 17 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BELOIT (9.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 61079
- 1 schools
- 1 post offices
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page