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Buffalo Grove ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Buffalo Grove, IL is 60089, and its area codes are 224 and 847.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
6 more
Population
42,891
Area codes
224, 847

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Buffalo Grove itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Arlington Heights (3.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Buffalo Grove uses the ZIP code above. 6 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Buffalo Grove in numbers

About 42,891 people live in Buffalo Grove, in 16,213 households, the 35th-largest of Illinois's 1,443 census places. The median household income is $129,395 a year, 55% above the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $412,300 (57% above the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $2,037 a month. The median age is 42.0; 68.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population42,891Buffalo Grove42,891
Households16,213Buffalo Grove16,213
Median age42.0Buffalo Grove42.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$129,395Buffalo Grove$129,395Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$412,300Buffalo Grove$412,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,037Buffalo Grove$2,037Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.6%Buffalo Grove68.6%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute26.3 minBuffalo Grove26.3 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,483 / sq miBuffalo Grove4,483 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Buffalo Grove village. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Buffalo Grove

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Buffalo Grove
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60089 Buffalo Grove , IL Standard 42,872 $129,401 $412,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Buffalo Grove

These ZIP codes cover part of Buffalo Grove but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Buffalo Grove
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60004 Arlington Heights , IL Standard 51,835 $128,979 $424,200
60015 Deerfield , IL Standard 28,096 $183,125 $606,000
60047 Lake Zurich , IL Standard 44,240 $176,081 $541,300
60061 Vernon Hills , IL Standard 27,974 $124,468 $416,700
60069 Lincolnshire , IL Standard 8,502 $162,826 $611,900
60090 Wheeling , IL Standard 38,298 $85,355 $264,800

Map of Buffalo Grove ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Buffalo Grove, IL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Buffalo Grove

The nearest larger towns are Arlington Heights (76,005 people, 4.8 mi), Palatine (66,293 people, 5.4 mi) and Mount Prospect (55,472 people, 7.1 mi).

Towns near Buffalo Grove
TownPopulationDistance
Lincolnshire 7,980 3.1 mi
Long Grove 8,305 3.2 mi
Wheeling 38,433 3.3 mi
Riverwoods 4,013 3.5 mi
Kildeer 4,292 4.6 mi
Prospect Heights 15,618 4.6 mi
Vernon Hills 26,876 4.7 mi
Arlington Heights 76,005 4.8 mi
Palatine 66,293 5.4 mi
Deerfield 19,518 5.6 mi
Deer Park 3,711 6.4 mi
Lake Zurich 19,832 6.8 mi
Northbrook 34,585 7.0 mi
Rolling Meadows 24,027 7.1 mi

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