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Kankakee ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Kankakee, IL is 60901, and its area codes are 815 and 779.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
23,996
Area codes
815, 779

Mail addressed to Kankakee uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Kankakee in numbers

About 23,996 people live in Kankakee, in 9,122 households. The median household income is $47,514 a year, 43% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $104,900 (60% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $1,023 a month. The median age is 36.1; 13.0% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 22 minutes.

Population23,996Kankakee23,996
Households9,122Kankakee9,122
Median age36.1Kankakee36.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,514Kankakee$47,514Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$104,900Kankakee$104,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,023Kankakee$1,023Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.0%Kankakee13.0%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute22.0 minKankakee22.0 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,584 / sq miKankakee1,584 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Kankakee

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Kankakee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60901 Kankakee , IL Standard 33,128 $58,309 $151,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Kankakee

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

ZIP codes overlapping Kankakee
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60915 Bradley , IL Standard 9,979 $60,563 $156,700
60922 Chebanse , IL Standard 2,088 $62,000 $173,500

Map of Kankakee ZIP codes

60901

The ZIP codes of Kankakee, 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 Kankakee

The nearest larger towns are New Lenox (28,006 people, 29 mi), Chicago Heights (26,736 people, 31 mi) and Joliet (150,445 people, 32 mi).

Towns near Kankakee
TownPopulationDistance
Bradley 15,325 4.4 mi
Bourbonnais 18,078 5.7 mi
Manteno 9,030 10.2 mi
Momence 3,291 11.3 mi
Peotone 4,587 16.2 mi
Beecher 4,728 21.4 mi
Wilmington 5,494 21.5 mi
Braidwood 6,062 22.0 mi
Monee 5,108 22.6 mi
Manhattan 11,026 22.8 mi
Watseka 4,780 23.6 mi
Diamond 2,984 23.8 mi
Coal City 5,317 24.9 mi
University Park 7,306 25.1 mi

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