| City: | Peoria, Illinois |
| County: | Peoria County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:13:16 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 309 / 861 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.6937, -89.5887 |
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ZIP 61612 serves a concentrated section of Peoria, Illinois, centered on North University Street. While this ZIP contains only PO Boxes, it doesn't mean residents lack options. The 336 PO Box customers and 342 businesses here receive street delivery through neighboring ZIP 61614, which provides carrier service to the same area.
The post office maintains boxes for customers who prefer PO Box delivery over street addresses. Some businesses use PO Boxes for mail separation or professional addresses. Others keep boxes from years past, even after street delivery became available. This setup is common in cities where a PO Box ZIP overlays a standard delivery ZIP, giving customers a choice between the two.
This ZIP focuses entirely on North University Street, with all 134 street-based records tied to that single corridor. The name suggests proximity to educational facilities or a historical university district within Peoria.
ZIP Code 61612 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 7 business establishments, employing about 102 people with an annual payroll of $7,479,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 863Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 7Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,923,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,479,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 102Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 61612 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 379,186 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 61612. 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: | 379,186Source: 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 61612 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 February 1, 2026.