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60013

ZIP 60013 is Cary, Illinois, mostly in McHenry County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry +1 more
Population
26,694
Coordinates
42.2235, -88.2359
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Where 60013 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 60013
  • 🔢 Type 60013 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 60013 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60012 (Crystal Lake, IL, 5 mi away) and 60014 (Crystal Lake, IL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60013 becomes 31006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Butler, GA, 701 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00613, 00631, 01036, 01063, 01360, 01603, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00631 in Castaner, PR, 2,083 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯564 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60013 and you would come out at 42.22°S, 91.76°E — 1,144 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 14.5 square miles of land, 60013 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,694This ZIP26,694
Households9,892This ZIP9,892
Housing units10,224This ZIP10,224
Median age40.2This ZIP40.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$120,604This ZIP$120,604Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$314,400This ZIP$314,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,500This ZIP$1,500Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density1,845.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,845.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments577This ZIP577
Employees5,864This ZIP5,864
Annual payroll$380,895,000This ZIP$380,895,000
Tax returns filed13,490This ZIP13,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,416,950,000This ZIP$1,416,950,000

Land area

Land area14.46 sq miThis ZIP14.46 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi

Counties 60013 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
McHenry County 91.1%
Lake County 8.9%

Other place names in 60013

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

ZIP codes near 60013

ZIPCityDistance
60021 Fox River Grove, IL 2.2 mi
60042 Island Lake, IL 4.3 mi
60156 Lake In The Hills, IL 4.6 mi
60014 Crystal Lake, IL 4.8 mi
60012 Crystal Lake, IL 5.1 mi
60102 Algonquin, IL 5.7 mi
60084 Wauconda, IL 5.9 mi
60010 Barrington, IL 6.5 mi
60050 Mchenry, IL 7.9 mi
60110 Carpentersville, IL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60013?

60013 is in Cary, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2235, -88.2359.

What county is 60013 in?

60013 spans 2 counties: McHenry County and Lake County. Most of it falls in McHenry 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 60013?

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

What time zone is 60013 in?

60013 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60013?

About 26,694 people live in ZIP code 60013, in 9,892 households, at 1,845.5 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 60013?

$120,604 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60013?

The closest are 60021 (2.2 mi), 60042 (4.3 mi), 60156 (4.6 mi), 60014 (4.8 mi) and 60012 (5.1 mi).

Is 60013 a PO Box ZIP code?

60013 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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