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60021

ZIP 60021 is Fox River Grove, Illinois, mostly in McHenry County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry +1 more
Population
4,996
Coordinates
42.1948, -88.2172
☼ Live from 60021 — Fox River Grove, IL

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Where 60021 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 60021
  • 🔢 Type 60021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,021 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 13 × 19. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101001110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60020 (Fox Lake, IL, 14 mi away) and 60022 (Glencoe, IL, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60021 becomes 12006, 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, 2,072 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 60021 and you would come out at 42.19°S, 91.78°E — 1,145 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 2.0 square miles of land, 60021 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,996This ZIP4,996
Households1,903This ZIP1,903
Housing units2,015This ZIP2,015
Median age43.7This ZIP43.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$119,176This ZIP$119,176Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$292,800This ZIP$292,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,186This ZIP$2,186Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%This ZIP42.6%
Mean commute33.2 minThis ZIP33.2 min
Population density2,438.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,438.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments148This ZIP148
Employees873This ZIP873
Annual payroll$46,611,000This ZIP$46,611,000
Tax returns filed2,790This ZIP2,790
Total adjusted gross income$291,811,000This ZIP$291,811,000

Land area

Land area2.05 sq miThis ZIP2.05 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 60021 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McHenry County 93.8%
Lake County 6.2%

Other place names in 60021

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

ZIP codes near 60021

ZIPCityDistance
60013 Cary, IL 2.2 mi
60010 Barrington, IL 4.3 mi
60102 Algonquin, IL 5.3 mi
60156 Lake In The Hills, IL 5.3 mi
60042 Island Lake, IL 5.9 mi
60014 Crystal Lake, IL 6.3 mi
60084 Wauconda, IL 6.5 mi
60110 Carpentersville, IL 6.8 mi
60012 Crystal Lake, IL 7.2 mi
60118 Dundee, IL 7.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60021?

60021 is in Fox River Grove, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1948, -88.2172.

What county is 60021 in?

60021 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 60021?

Fox River Grove uses area codes 847 and 224, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60021 in?

60021 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60021?

About 4,996 people live in ZIP code 60021, in 1,903 households, at 2,438.3 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 60021?

$119,176 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60021?

The closest are 60013 (2.2 mi), 60010 (4.3 mi), 60102 (5.3 mi), 60156 (5.3 mi) and 60042 (5.9 mi).

Is 60021 a PO Box ZIP code?

60021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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