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Essex ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Essex, IL is 60935, and its area codes are 779 and 815.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,026
Area codes
779, 815

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Essex itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Reddick (4.8 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Essex uses the ZIP code above. 1 more ZIP code covers part of the city but is addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Essex in numbers

About 1,026 people live in Essex, in 354 households. The median household income is $108,250 a year, 30% above the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $228,200 (13% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $1,143 a month. The median age is 34.3; 23.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population1,026Essex1,026
Households354Essex354
Median age34.3Essex34.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$108,250Essex$108,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$228,200Essex$228,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,143Essex$1,143Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.2%Essex23.2%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.4 minEssex29.4 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density441 / sq miEssex441 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Essex

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Essex
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60935 Essex , IL Standard 1,259 $110,000 $248,900

Other ZIP codes overlapping Essex

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

ZIP codes overlapping Essex
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60424 Gardner , IL Standard 2,153 $83,250 $197,400

Map of Essex ZIP codes

60935

The ZIP codes of Essex, 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 Essex

The nearest larger towns are Braidwood (6,062 people, 6.2 mi), Gardner (1,410 people, 6.2 mi) and Diamond (2,984 people, 7.7 mi).

Towns near Essex
TownPopulationDistance
Braidwood 6,062 6.2 mi
Diamond 2,984 7.7 mi
Coal City 5,317 8.0 mi
Wilmington 5,494 9.6 mi
Dwight 3,872 13.3 mi
Bourbonnais 18,078 16.3 mi
Channahon 13,927 17.0 mi
Kankakee 23,996 18.0 mi
Bradley 15,325 18.0 mi
Morris 14,898 18.2 mi
Manteno 9,030 18.6 mi
Minooka 12,891 18.9 mi
Manhattan 11,026 19.7 mi
Rockdale 2,553 22.5 mi

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