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60018

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
27,952
Coordinates
41.9789, -87.8943
☼ Live from 60018 — Des Plaines, IL

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Where 60018 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 60018
  • 🔢 Type 60018 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,018 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1429. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60017 (Des Plaines, IL, 3 mi away) and 60019 (Des Plaines, IL, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60018 becomes 81006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pueblo, CO, 912 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00681, 01068, 01086, 01608, 01860, 06018, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00681 in Mayaguez, PR, 2,047 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯577 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60018 and you would come out at 41.98°S, 92.11°E — 1,167 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 16.6 square miles of land, 60018 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,952This ZIP27,952
Households9,589This ZIP9,589
Housing units10,184This ZIP10,184
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,574This ZIP$90,574Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$318,100This ZIP$318,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,227This ZIP$1,227Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%This ZIP28.7%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density1,685.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,685.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,592This ZIP1,592
Employees47,694This ZIP47,694
Annual payroll$3,854,260,000This ZIP$3,854,260,000
Tax returns filed14,800This ZIP14,800
Total adjusted gross income$1,050,606,000This ZIP$1,050,606,000

Land area

Land area16.58 sq miThis ZIP16.58 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 60018

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

ZIP codes near 60018

ZIPCityDistance
60176 Schiller Park, IL 1.9 mi
60106 Bensenville, IL 2.7 mi
60399 Wood Dale, IL 2.8 mi
60105 Bensenville, IL 2.9 mi
60131 Franklin Park, IL 2.9 mi
60019 Des Plaines, IL 3.2 mi
60017 Des Plaines, IL 3.4 mi
60656 Chicago, IL 3.5 mi
60068 Park Ridge, IL 3.5 mi
60706 Harwood Heights, IL 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60018?

60018 is in Des Plaines, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9789, -87.8943.

What county is 60018 in?

60018 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60018?

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

What time zone is 60018 in?

60018 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60018?

About 27,952 people live in ZIP code 60018, in 9,589 households, at 1,685.8 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 60018?

$90,574 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60018?

The closest are 60176 (1.9 mi), 60106 (2.7 mi), 60399 (2.8 mi), 60105 (2.9 mi) and 60131 (2.9 mi).

Is 60018 a PO Box ZIP code?

60018 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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