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60012

ZIP 60012 is in Crystal Lake, Illinois, in McHenry County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time. Crystal Lake has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 60014 and 60039.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry
Population
12,368
Coordinates
42.2726, -88.3116
☼ Live from 60012 — Crystal Lake, IL

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Where 60012 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 60012
  • 🔢 Type 60012 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,012 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1667. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60011 (Barrington, IL, 36 mi away) and 60013 (Cary, IL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60012 becomes 21006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 2,079 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯561 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60012 and you would come out at 42.27°S, 91.69°E — 1,138 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 05m.
  • 📏 At 17.3 square miles of land, 60012 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,368This ZIP12,368
Households4,220This ZIP4,220
Housing units4,491This ZIP4,491
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$159,375This ZIP$159,375Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$417,300This ZIP$417,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,667This ZIP$1,667Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.7%This ZIP58.7%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density715.0 / sq miThis ZIP715.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments266This ZIP266
Employees2,610This ZIP2,610
Annual payroll$169,608,000This ZIP$169,608,000
Tax returns filed5,690This ZIP5,690
Total adjusted gross income$778,578,000This ZIP$778,578,000

Land area

Land area17.30 sq miThis ZIP17.30 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 60012

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

ZIP codes near 60012

ZIPCityDistance
60014 Crystal Lake, IL 3.1 mi
60050 Mchenry, IL 4.0 mi
60156 Lake In The Hills, IL 4.8 mi
60013 Cary, IL 5.1 mi
60042 Island Lake, IL 5.9 mi
60051 Mchenry, IL 7.1 mi
60021 Fox River Grove, IL 7.2 mi
60102 Algonquin, IL 7.6 mi
60001 Alden, IL 8.1 mi
60039 Crystal Lake, IL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60012?

60012 is in Crystal Lake, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2726, -88.3116.

What county is 60012 in?

60012 lies in McHenry County.

What area code is 60012?

Crystal Lake uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60012 in?

60012 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60012?

About 12,368 people live in ZIP code 60012, in 4,220 households, at 715.0 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 60012?

$159,375 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60012?

The closest are 60014 (3.1 mi), 60050 (4 mi), 60156 (4.8 mi), 60013 (5.1 mi) and 60042 (5.9 mi).

Is 60012 a PO Box ZIP code?

60012 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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