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60010

ZIP 60010 is in Barrington, Illinois, mostly in Cook County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time. Barrington has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 60011.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook +3 more
Population
45,747
Coordinates
42.1465, -88.1647
☼ Live from 60010 — Barrington, IL

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Where 60010 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 60010
  • 🔢 Type 60010 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,010 = 2 × 5 × 17 × 353. Its digits add up to 7, a total 150 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60009 (Elk Grove Village, IL, 14 mi away) and 60011 (Barrington, IL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60010 becomes 01006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00601, 00610, 01060, 06001, 06010, 10006, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00601 in Adjuntas, PR, 2,080 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯566 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60010 and you would come out at 42.15°S, 91.84°E — 1,149 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 74.1 square miles of land, 60010 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 56 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,747This ZIP45,747
Households16,529This ZIP16,529
Housing units17,341This ZIP17,341
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$177,566This ZIP$177,566Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$638,100This ZIP$638,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,585This ZIP$2,585Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.6%This ZIP68.6%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density617.5 / sq miThis ZIP617.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,979This ZIP1,979
Employees19,028This ZIP19,028
Annual payroll$1,237,629,000This ZIP$1,237,629,000
Tax returns filed22,670This ZIP22,670
Total adjusted gross income$6,510,527,000This ZIP$6,510,527,000

Land area

Land area74.09 sq miThis ZIP74.09 sq mi
Water area2.75 sq miThis ZIP2.75 sq mi

Counties 60010 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cook County 50.7%
Lake County 38.1%
McHenry County 9.4%
Kane County 1.7%

Other place names in 60010

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

ZIP codes near 60010

ZIPCityDistance
60021 Fox River Grove, IL 4.3 mi
60179 Hoffman Estates, IL 5.5 mi
60067 Palatine, IL 5.8 mi
60192 Hoffman Estates, IL 6.1 mi
60013 Cary, IL 6.5 mi
60195 Schaumburg, IL 6.9 mi
60110 Carpentersville, IL 6.9 mi
60169 Hoffman Estates, IL 7.1 mi
60078 Palatine, IL 7.1 mi
60094 Palatine, IL 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60010?

60010 is in Barrington, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1465, -88.1647.

What county is 60010 in?

60010 spans 4 counties: Cook County, Lake County, McHenry County and Kane County. Most of it falls in Cook County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 60010?

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

What time zone is 60010 in?

60010 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60010?

About 45,747 people live in ZIP code 60010, in 16,529 households, at 617.5 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 60010?

$177,566 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60010?

The closest are 60021 (4.3 mi), 60179 (5.5 mi), 60067 (5.8 mi), 60192 (6.1 mi) and 60013 (6.5 mi).

Is 60010 a PO Box ZIP code?

60010 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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