| City: | Peoria, Illinois |
| County: | Peoria County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:32:03 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 309 / 861 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.6937, -89.5887 |
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ZIP code 61601 serves the Peoria Processing and Distribution Center (P&DC) on State Street in downtown Peoria, Illinois. This isn't a residential ZIP. It's a USPS mail processing facility where mail for central Illinois gets sorted and routed. The Peoria P&DC handles mail operations for a multi-county region, making it a hub in the USPS network.
The ZIP has 241 PO Boxes and 138 business delivery points, but no residential population. All 40 named delivery locations in the ZIP+4 database correspond to USPS departments and positions: Postmaster, Plant Manager, Human Resources, Safety Specialist, and similar administrative functions. Mail addressed here goes to postal workers and operations, not to homes.
Peoria's main residential and business mail uses other ZIP codes (61602 through 61615 and beyond). The 61601 ZIP exists specifically for the postal facility itself. Street delivery within 61601 is limited to State Street, where the processing center sits. Residents and businesses in greater Peoria receive mail through the standard sibling ZIPs that surround this facility.
For mail to the Peoria P&DC or its administrative offices, use the PO Box number or the specific department name at 300 State St, Peoria, IL 61601.
State Street is the sole address in this ZIP, serving the USPS Processing and Distribution Center.
ZIP Code 61601 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 8 business establishments, employing about 96 people with an annual payroll of $5,851,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 363Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 8Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,441,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $5,851,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 96Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 61601 is located in Peoria County, Illinois, within the Peoria, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 37900) and Illinois's 17th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 365,773 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 61601. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Peoria, ILSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 37900Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 365,773Source: Census |
| MSA: | Peoria-Pekin, IL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 17Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 6933.08 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1759000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Peoria city; IllinoisSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 61601 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.