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60008

ZIP 60008 is Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
22,800
Coordinates
42.0704, -88.0222
☼ Live from 60008 — Rolling Meadows, IL

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Where 60008 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 60008
  • 🔢 Type 60008 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,008 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 577. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60007 (Elk Grove Village, IL, 3 mi away) and 60009 (Elk Grove Village, IL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60008 becomes 80006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arvada, CO, 903 miles away.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00680, 06080, 08006, 08060, 80006). The farthest-flung twin is 00680 in Mayaguez, PR, 2,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯572 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60008 and you would come out at 42.07°S, 91.98°E — 1,158 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 5.1 square miles of land, 60008 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,800This ZIP22,800
Households8,890This ZIP8,890
Housing units9,435This ZIP9,435
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$94,336This ZIP$94,336Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$317,900This ZIP$317,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,599This ZIP$1,599Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.5%This ZIP41.5%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density4,446.2 / sq miThis ZIP4,446.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,004This ZIP1,004
Employees21,481This ZIP21,481
Annual payroll$1,918,376,000This ZIP$1,918,376,000
Tax returns filed11,670This ZIP11,670
Total adjusted gross income$897,592,000This ZIP$897,592,000

Land area

Land area5.13 sq miThis ZIP5.13 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 60008

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 60008

ZIPCityDistance
60005 Arlington Heights, IL 1.9 mi
60038 Palatine, IL 2.0 mi
60055 Palatine, IL 2.0 mi
60173 Schaumburg, IL 2.1 mi
60006 Arlington Heights, IL 2.5 mi
60196 Schaumburg, IL 2.8 mi
60078 Palatine, IL 2.8 mi
60094 Palatine, IL 2.8 mi
60095 Palatine, IL 2.8 mi
60195 Schaumburg, IL 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60008?

60008 is in Rolling Meadows, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0704, -88.0222.

What county is 60008 in?

60008 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60008?

Rolling Meadows uses area codes 224 and 847, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60008 in?

60008 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60008?

About 22,800 people live in ZIP code 60008, in 8,890 households, at 4,446.2 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 60008?

$94,336 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60008?

The closest are 60005 (1.9 mi), 60038 (2 mi), 60055 (2 mi), 60173 (2.1 mi) and 60006 (2.5 mi).

Is 60008 a PO Box ZIP code?

60008 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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