Zip Area Code

Sterling, Illinois

Sterling, Illinois, in Whiteside County, has ZIP code 61081 and area code 815, with 779 as an overlay.

ZIP code
61081
Area codes
815, 779
Time zone
Central Time
Coordinates
41.8055, -89.7054

ZIP codes in Sterling

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
61081SterlingWhiteside County815, 779

Area codes for Sterling

  • Area code 815

    In service since 1947. Shares its area with 779. Local calls are dialed with 1 plus ten digits.

  • Area code 779

    In service since March 17, 2007. Shares its area with 815. Local calls are dialed with 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Sterling is in the Central Time zone.

Towns near Sterling