ZIP Code 61260

61260 is one of Illinois's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Joy, Mercer County.

City: Joy
County: Mercer County
State: Illinois
Prefix: 612xx

Where this code sits

61260 is part of the 612xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Joy.

Joy Illinois ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 61260 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 61260

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 61260.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 61231	6.0 mi	Aledo, IL
ZIP code 61272	7.1 mi	New Boston, IL
ZIP code 61237	7.6 mi	Buffalo Prairie, IL
ZIP code 61442	9.3 mi	Keithsburg, IL
ZIP code 61476	11 mi	Seaton, IL
ZIP code 61259	12 mi	Illinois City, IL
ZIP code 61284	12 mi	Taylor Ridge, IL
ZIP code 61263	13 mi	Matherville, IL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 61260, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 61260. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.