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60004

ZIP 60004 is in Arlington Heights, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time. Arlington Heights has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 60005 and 60006.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
51,835
Coordinates
42.1128, -87.9795
☼ Live from 60004 — Arlington Heights, IL

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Where 60004 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60004
  • 🔢 Type 60004 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,004 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 2143. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60002 (Antioch, IL, 25 mi away) and 60005 (Arlington Heights, IL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60004 becomes 40006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bedford, KY, 280 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00604, 04006, 06040, 40006, 40060, 60040). The farthest-flung twin is 00604 in Aguadilla, PR, 2,043 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯575 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60004 and you would come out at 42.11°S, 92.02°E — 1,159 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 60004 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population51,835This ZIP51,835
Households20,236This ZIP20,236
Housing units21,129This ZIP21,129
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$128,979This ZIP$128,979Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$424,200This ZIP$424,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,753This ZIP$1,753Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.1%This ZIP60.1%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density4,661.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,661.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,617This ZIP1,617
Employees20,130This ZIP20,130
Annual payroll$1,209,100,000This ZIP$1,209,100,000
Tax returns filed26,320This ZIP26,320
Total adjusted gross income$3,581,360,000This ZIP$3,581,360,000

Land area

Land area11.12 sq miThis ZIP11.12 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 60004

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ZIP codes near 60004

ZIPCityDistance
60006 Arlington Heights, IL 1.7 mi
60038 Palatine, IL 2.0 mi
60055 Palatine, IL 2.0 mi
60070 Prospect Heights, IL 2.7 mi
60074 Palatine, IL 2.7 mi
60078 Palatine, IL 2.8 mi
60094 Palatine, IL 2.8 mi
60095 Palatine, IL 2.8 mi
60005 Arlington Heights, IL 3.4 mi
60090 Wheeling, IL 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60004?

60004 is in Arlington Heights, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1128, -87.9795.

What county is 60004 in?

60004 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60004?

Arlington Heights uses area codes 224 and 847, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60004 in?

60004 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60004?

About 51,835 people live in ZIP code 60004, in 20,236 households, at 4,661.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 60004?

$128,979 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60004?

The closest are 60006 (1.7 mi), 60038 (2 mi), 60055 (2 mi), 60070 (2.7 mi) and 60074 (2.7 mi).

Is 60004 a PO Box ZIP code?

60004 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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