| City: | Bloomington, Illinois |
| Names to Avoid: | Blm |
| County: | Mclean County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:13:34 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 309 / 861 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 40.4845, -88.9939 |
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ZIP code 61702 serves the downtown business district where Bloomington and Normal meet in McLean County, Illinois. This isn't a residential ZIP. With zero population and 519 business delivery points, it functions as a commercial mail hub for the urban core. The post office maintains 358 PO Boxes alongside limited street delivery to just three addresses: Towanda Avenue, East Empire Avenue, and North Center Street. All three locations use unit-style addressing, suggesting multi-tenant commercial buildings rather than traditional storefronts.
The ZIP sits in the Downtown Normal neighborhood, just half a mile from Illinois State University. With 38 business establishments employing 397 people, this compact area handles significant commercial mail volume despite having no residential population. Bloomington has multiple ZIP codes for different purposes. This one was classified as PO Box only, though current operations include two city carrier routes serving the business addresses. The unusual "BLM" alias (recognized by the postal system but not valid for mailing) hints at institutional or business use.
Only three streets serve this commercial district, all with unit-style addressing for multi-tenant buildings.
ZIP Code 61702 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 33 business establishments, employing about 361 people with an annual payroll of $33,051,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,512Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 33Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $7,352,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $33,051,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 361Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 61702 is located in Mclean County, Illinois, within the Bloomington, IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 14010) and Illinois's 17th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 0 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 61702. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Bloomington, ILSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 14010Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 0Source: Census |
| MSA: | Bloomington-Normal, 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: | 1706613Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Bloomington city; IllinoisSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 61702 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.