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ZIP Code61077

Seward, IL

Winnebago County · Illinois · United States
Home to 101 people across 0.794 square miles.

CentralOwner-majority28 ZIPs in county

At a glance

61077 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
101
±142 · bottom 10% nationally
Median household income
—
US median $70,109 · —
Median home value
—
US median $207,500 · —
Median age
None
US median 42 years
Population density
127/mi²
57th pctile most dense
Land area
0.794 mi²
negligible water area

Location

Where 61077 is

42.240128, -89.348043 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates42.240128, -89.348043
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyWinnebago County
StateIllinois (IL)
Land area0.794 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

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Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Chicago, IL91.6 mi
Atlanta, GA645.6 mi
Philadelphia, PA754.3 mi
Dallas, TX770.1 mi

People

Who lives in 61077

101 residents in 51 households, averaging 1.98 people per household. The largest age group is 55-64 at 100.0% of residents, and 100.0% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 180.0%
18-240.0%
25-340.0%
35-440.0%
45-540.0%
55-64100.0%
65+0.0%

Households

Composition and size

Total households51
Average household size1.98
Family households100.0%
Living alone0.0%
Median ageNone years
Households with internet100.0%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White100.0%

Income & work

What people earn in 61077

Income data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income—
Median household income— ±—
Per capita income—
Poverty rate0.0%
Unemployment rate0.0%
Labor force participation100.0%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k0.0%
$25-50k0.0%
$50-75k0.0%
$75-100k0.0%
$100-150k100.0%
$150-200k0.0%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 49.5% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 100.0% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 61077

Housing cost data is suppressed for this ZIP code.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value—
Median gross rent—/mo
Median year built—
Housing units51
Vacancy rate0.0%

Own vs. rent

Of 51 occupied units

Owner-occupied100.0%
Renter-occupied0.0%
Owner households51
Renter households0

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family100.0%

Getting to work

How 61077 commutes

100.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 15.1 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone100.0%

Travel time

Mean commute 15.1 minutes

<10 min49.5%
10-190.0%
20-2950.5%
30-440.0%
45-590.0%
60+0.0%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 61077

ZIP code 61077 is assigned to Seward, IL, and falls within Winnebago County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 101 people live inside it.

At 127 residents per square mile spread over 0.794 square miles, 61077 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Living here

What life in Seward looks like

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 100.0% of housing units here. At 0.0%, vacancy is low — housing here is tightly held.

The population skews not published, with a median age of None against 42 nationally. Households average just 1.98 people, and 0.0% consist of one person living alone — a signature of areas with a lot of studio and one-bedroom stock.

Getting to work takes 15.1 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 100.0% of workers.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Seward, IL

61077 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

For reference, Chicago, IL is about 91.6 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

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Practical uses

What ZIP code 61077 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 61077 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 61077 offers a compact profile of Seward: 101 residents, 49.5% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 0.0%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 61077 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Seward may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

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Questions

Common questions about 61077

What city is ZIP code 61077 in?
61077 serves Seward, Illinois, in Winnebago County, United States.
What is the population of 61077?
About 101 people live in ZIP code 61077, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±142. That works out to roughly 127 people per square mile.
Is 61077 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 49.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 0.0%, and the median age is None. The average commute is 15.1 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 61077 in?
61077 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 61077?
ZIP code 61077 covers 0.794 square miles of land, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 61077 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 61077 reads as a rural area. It holds 127 people per square mile across 0.794 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
What is the commute like from 61077?
The average one-way commute from 61077 takes about 15.1 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 100.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 61077?
About 101 residents of 61077 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 100.0% and the unemployment rate is 0.0%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 61077?
Accommodation in and around Seward, IL ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 61077 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Seward as the primary place and Winnebago County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 61077 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 61077. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 61077, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.