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Mchenry ZIP codes, Illinois

Mchenry, IL has 2 ZIP codes (60050 and 60051) and area codes 815 and 779. The largest is 60050.

USPS city name
2 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
28,074
Area codes
815, 779

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

Mchenry in numbers

About 28,074 people live in Mchenry, in 11,897 households. The median household income is $86,315 a year, 4% above the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $266,500 (about the same as the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $1,553 a month. The median age is 43.9; 25.7% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 29 minutes.

Population28,074Mchenry28,074
Households11,897Mchenry11,897
Median age43.9Mchenry43.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,315Mchenry$86,315Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$266,500Mchenry$266,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,553Mchenry$1,553Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%Mchenry25.7%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute29.0 minMchenry29.0 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density1,893 / sq miMchenry1,893 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Mchenry

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Mchenry
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60050 Mchenry , IL Standard 31,781 $88,812 $263,700
60051 Mchenry , IL Standard 24,621 $100,762 $278,400

Other ZIP codes overlapping Mchenry

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

ZIP codes overlapping Mchenry
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60097 Wonder Lake , IL Standard 11,983 $93,397 $229,700

Map of Mchenry ZIP codes

6005060051

The ZIP codes of Mchenry, 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 Mchenry

The nearest larger towns are Crystal Lake (40,579 people, 7.4 mi), Lake in the Hills (28,800 people, 11 mi) and Algonquin (30,067 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Mchenry
TownPopulationDistance
Johnsburg 6,386 4.0 mi
Wonder Lake 4,292 4.4 mi
Lakemoor 6,467 4.5 mi
Island Lake 8,014 6.1 mi
Pistakee Highlands 3,374 6.2 mi
Volo 6,706 6.8 mi
Crystal Lake 40,579 7.4 mi
Woodstock 26,147 7.6 mi
Spring Grove 5,917 8.3 mi
Fox Lake 11,131 8.4 mi
Long Lake 3,307 8.7 mi
Cary 17,923 8.8 mi
Richmond 2,622 8.9 mi
Wauconda 14,027 9.0 mi

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

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