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Great Lakes ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Great Lakes, IL is 60088, and its area codes are 224 and 847.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Population
14,400
Area codes
224, 847

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Great Lakes itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Waukegan (3.2 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Great Lakes in numbers

About 14,400 people live in Great Lakes, in 1,296 households. The median household income is $66,008 a year, 21% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734).

Population14,400Great Lakes14,400
Households1,296Great Lakes1,296
Median household income$66,008Great Lakes$66,008Illinois$83,390US $80,734

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the ZIP code addressed as Great Lakes. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes addressed as Great Lakes

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Great Lakes
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60088 Great Lakes , IL Standard 14,400 $66,008 —

Map of Great Lakes ZIP codes

60088

The ZIP codes of Great Lakes, 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 Great Lakes

The nearest larger towns are North Chicago (30,643 people, 0.9 mi), Waukegan (89,076 people, 4.4 mi) and Lake Forest (19,416 people, 5.2 mi).

Towns near Great Lakes
TownPopulationDistance
North Chicago 30,643 0.9 mi
Lake Bluff 6,041 1.9 mi
Green Oaks 4,096 3.5 mi
Park City 7,827 3.9 mi
Waukegan 89,076 4.4 mi
Lake Forest 19,416 5.2 mi
Gurnee 30,510 6.3 mi
Libertyville 20,525 6.5 mi
Highwood 5,301 7.3 mi
Gages Lake 10,819 7.6 mi
Vernon Hills 26,876 7.9 mi
Lincolnshire 7,980 8.7 mi
Highland Park 30,398 9.0 mi
Mundelein 31,915 9.1 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Lake County · Illinois ZIP codes

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