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60016

ZIP 60016 is in Des Plaines, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time. Des Plaines has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 60017, 60018 and 60019.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
60,898
Coordinates
42.0527, -87.8921
☼ Live from 60016 — Des Plaines, IL

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Where 60016 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 60016
  • 🔢 Type 60016 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,016 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 31. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60015 (Deerfield, IL, 8 mi away) and 60017 (Des Plaines, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60016 becomes 61006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Ashton, IL, 69 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00616, 01066, 01606, 06016, 06061, 06106, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00616 in Bajadero, PR, 2,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯578 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60016 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 92.11°E — 1,165 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 12.1 square miles of land, 60016 is bigger than 30% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population60,898This ZIP60,898
Households23,854This ZIP23,854
Housing units25,391This ZIP25,391
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,571This ZIP$86,571Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$320,400This ZIP$320,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,558This ZIP$1,558Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.0%This ZIP43.0%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density5,023.3 / sq miThis ZIP5,023.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,418This ZIP1,418
Employees17,329This ZIP17,329
Annual payroll$1,093,502,000This ZIP$1,093,502,000
Tax returns filed31,350This ZIP31,350
Total adjusted gross income$2,239,792,000This ZIP$2,239,792,000

Land area

Land area12.12 sq miThis ZIP12.12 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 60016

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ZIP codes near 60016

ZIPCityDistance
60017 Des Plaines, IL 1.7 mi
60019 Des Plaines, IL 2.1 mi
60056 Mount Prospect, IL 2.4 mi
60068 Park Ridge, IL 3.6 mi
60026 Glenview, IL 3.9 mi
60070 Prospect Heights, IL 4.0 mi
60025 Glenview, IL 4.4 mi
60714 Niles, IL 4.5 mi
60005 Arlington Heights, IL 4.9 mi
60018 Des Plaines, IL 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60016?

60016 is in Des Plaines, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0527, -87.8921.

What county is 60016 in?

60016 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60016?

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

What time zone is 60016 in?

60016 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60016?

About 60,898 people live in ZIP code 60016, in 23,854 households, at 5,023.3 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 60016?

$86,571 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60016?

The closest are 60017 (1.7 mi), 60019 (2.1 mi), 60056 (2.4 mi), 60068 (3.6 mi) and 60026 (3.9 mi).

Is 60016 a PO Box ZIP code?

60016 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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