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60005

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
28,843
Coordinates
42.0645, -87.9867
☼ Live from 60005 — Arlington Heights, IL

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Where 60005 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 60005
  • 🔢 Type 60005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,005 = 5 × 11 × 1091. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60004 (Arlington Heights, IL, 3 mi away) and 60006 (Arlington Heights, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60005 becomes 50006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Alden, IA, 278 miles away.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00605, 00650, 05060, 06050, 50006, 50060, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00650 in Florida, PR, 2,066 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯574 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60005 and you would come out at 42.06°S, 92.01°E — 1,160 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 6.6 square miles of land, 60005 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,843This ZIP28,843
Households12,683This ZIP12,683
Housing units13,369This ZIP13,369
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$99,743This ZIP$99,743Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$390,000This ZIP$390,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,650This ZIP$1,650Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.4%This ZIP56.4%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density4,390.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,390.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,419This ZIP1,419
Employees20,389This ZIP20,389
Annual payroll$1,521,605,000This ZIP$1,521,605,000
Tax returns filed15,460This ZIP15,460
Total adjusted gross income$1,935,378,000This ZIP$1,935,378,000

Land area

Land area6.57 sq miThis ZIP6.57 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 60005

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ZIP codes near 60005

ZIPCityDistance
60006 Arlington Heights, IL 1.7 mi
60008 Rolling Meadows, IL 1.9 mi
60056 Mount Prospect, IL 2.7 mi
60038 Palatine, IL 2.7 mi
60055 Palatine, IL 2.7 mi
60007 Elk Grove Village, IL 2.9 mi
60004 Arlington Heights, IL 3.4 mi
60173 Schaumburg, IL 3.6 mi
60078 Palatine, IL 4.0 mi
60094 Palatine, IL 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60005?

60005 is in Arlington Heights, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0645, -87.9867.

What county is 60005 in?

60005 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60005?

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

What time zone is 60005 in?

60005 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60005?

About 28,843 people live in ZIP code 60005, in 12,683 households, at 4,390.1 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 60005?

$99,743 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60005?

The closest are 60006 (1.7 mi), 60008 (1.9 mi), 60056 (2.7 mi), 60038 (2.7 mi) and 60055 (2.7 mi).

Is 60005 a PO Box ZIP code?

60005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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