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Mount Prospect ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Mount Prospect, IL is 60056, and its area codes are 224 and 847.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
55,472
Area codes
224, 847

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Mount Prospect itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Des Plaines (2.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Mount Prospect 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.

Mount Prospect in numbers

About 55,472 people live in Mount Prospect, in 21,600 households, the 24th-largest of Illinois's 1,443 census places. The median household income is $101,720 a year, 22% above the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $397,400 (51% above the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $1,502 a month. The median age is 41.1; 48.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population55,472Mount Prospect55,472
Households21,600Mount Prospect21,600
Median age41.1Mount Prospect41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,720Mount Prospect$101,720Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$397,400Mount Prospect$397,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,502Mount Prospect$1,502Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%Mount Prospect48.6%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.9 minMount Prospect25.9 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,174 / sq miMount Prospect5,174 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Mount Prospect

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Mount Prospect
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60056 Mount Prospect , IL Standard 55,818 $101,922 $397,200

Other ZIP codes overlapping Mount Prospect

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

ZIP codes overlapping Mount Prospect
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60005 Arlington Heights , IL Standard 28,843 $99,743 $390,000

Map of Mount Prospect ZIP codes

The ZIP codes of Mount Prospect, 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 Mount Prospect

The nearest larger towns are Des Plaines (59,156 people, 2.8 mi), Arlington Heights (76,005 people, 3.2 mi) and Palatine (66,293 people, 6.6 mi).

Towns near Mount Prospect
TownPopulationDistance
Prospect Heights 15,618 2.8 mi
Des Plaines 59,156 2.8 mi
Arlington Heights 76,005 3.2 mi
Rolling Meadows 24,027 4.6 mi
Wheeling 38,433 4.6 mi
Elk Grove Village 31,987 4.9 mi
Glenview 47,752 5.8 mi
Park Ridge 38,667 6.0 mi
Rosemont 3,290 6.2 mi
Palatine 66,293 6.6 mi
Northbrook 34,585 6.9 mi
Niles 30,064 7.0 mi
Wood Dale 13,933 7.1 mi
Buffalo Grove 42,891 7.1 mi

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