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Des Plaines ZIP codes, Illinois

Des Plaines, IL has 4 ZIP codes (60016, 60018, 60017 and 60019) and area codes 224 and 847. The largest is 60016.

USPS city name
4 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
3 more
Population
59,156
Area codes
224, 847

Mail addressed to Des Plaines uses the ZIP codes above. 3 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Des Plaines in numbers

About 59,156 people live in Des Plaines, in 22,537 households, the 20th-largest of Illinois's 1,443 census places. The median household income is $97,875 a year, 17% above the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $335,600 (27% above the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $1,606 a month. The median age is 42.3; 38.9% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 28 minutes.

Population59,156Des Plaines59,156
Households22,537Des Plaines22,537
Median age42.3Des Plaines42.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$97,875Des Plaines$97,875Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$335,600Des Plaines$335,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,606Des Plaines$1,606Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.9%Des Plaines38.9%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute28.2 minDes Plaines28.2 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density4,155 / sq miDes Plaines4,155 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Des Plaines

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Des Plaines
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60016 Des Plaines , IL Standard 60,898 $86,571 $320,400
60018 Des Plaines , IL Standard 27,952 $90,574 $318,100
60017 Des Plaines , IL No street area — — —
60019 Des Plaines , IL No street area — — —

Other ZIP codes overlapping Des Plaines

These ZIP codes cover part of Des Plaines but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Des Plaines
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60007 Elk Grove Village , IL Standard 32,592 $93,494 $347,000
60056 Mount Prospect , IL Standard 55,818 $101,922 $397,200
60068 Park Ridge , IL Standard 38,650 $143,222 $551,700

Map of Des Plaines ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Des Plaines, 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 Des Plaines

The nearest larger towns are Arlington Heights (76,005 people, 6.0 mi), Skokie (66,219 people, 8.3 mi) and Palatine (66,293 people, 9.3 mi).

Towns near Des Plaines
TownPopulationDistance
Mount Prospect 55,472 2.8 mi
Park Ridge 38,667 3.3 mi
Rosemont 3,290 3.5 mi
Niles 30,064 4.7 mi
Prospect Heights 15,618 5.0 mi
Elk Grove Village 31,987 5.1 mi
Glenview 47,752 5.2 mi
Schiller Park 11,393 5.5 mi
Bensenville 18,603 5.7 mi
Morton Grove 24,619 5.8 mi
Arlington Heights 76,005 6.0 mi
Wood Dale 13,933 6.2 mi
Norridge 15,439 6.3 mi
Wheeling 38,433 6.7 mi

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