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Lakewood Shores ZIP codes, Illinois

No ZIP code is named for Lakewood Shores, IL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 60481. Its area codes are 779 and 815.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
459
Area codes
779, 815

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lakewood Shores itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Wilmington (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Lakewood Shores in numbers

About 459 people live in Lakewood Shores, in 193 households. The median household income is $78,693 a year, 6% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $217,100 (18% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $1,234 a month. The median age is 43.4; 11.4% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population459Lakewood Shores459
Households193Lakewood Shores193
Median age43.4Lakewood Shores43.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,693Lakewood Shores$78,693Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$217,100Lakewood Shores$217,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,234Lakewood Shores$1,234Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.4%Lakewood Shores11.4%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.2 minLakewood Shores23.2 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,319 / sq miLakewood Shores1,319 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Lakewood Shores

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

ZIP codes overlapping Lakewood Shores
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60481 Wilmington , IL Standard 11,195 $79,042 $232,600

Map of Lakewood Shores ZIP codes

60481

The ZIP codes of Lakewood Shores, 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 Lakewood Shores

The nearest larger towns are Wilmington (5,494 people, 2.9 mi), Braidwood (6,062 people, 4.2 mi) and Diamond (2,984 people, 5.6 mi).

Towns near Lakewood Shores
TownPopulationDistance
Wilmington 5,494 2.9 mi
Braidwood 6,062 4.2 mi
Diamond 2,984 5.6 mi
Coal City 5,317 7.1 mi
Channahon 13,927 11.7 mi
Manhattan 11,026 12.8 mi
Minooka 12,891 13.7 mi
Bourbonnais 18,078 15.3 mi
Rockdale 2,553 15.6 mi
Manteno 9,030 15.7 mi
Morris 14,898 16.2 mi
Joliet 150,445 16.4 mi
Shorewood 18,343 16.8 mi
Bradley 15,325 17.4 mi

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