ZIP Code 61281

61281 is one of Illinois's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sherrard, Mercer County.

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

Where this code sits

61281 is part of the 612xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sherrard.

Sherrard Illinois ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 61281 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 61281

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 61281.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 61276	4.8 mi	Preemption, IL
ZIP code 61468	6.5 mi	Ophiem, IL
ZIP code 61263	6.8 mi	Matherville, IL
ZIP code 61273	7.0 mi	Orion, IL
ZIP code 61465	7.4 mi	New Windsor, IL
ZIP code 61279	7.7 mi	Reynolds, IL
ZIP code 61262	8.5 mi	Lynn Center, IL
ZIP code 61486	8.7 mi	Viola, 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 61281, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 61281. 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.