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60040

ZIP 60040 is Highwood, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
5,301
Coordinates
42.2065, -87.8128
☼ Live from 60040 — Highwood, IL

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Where 60040 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 60040
  • 🔢 Type 60040 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,040 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 19 × 79. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60039 (Crystal Lake, IL, 34 mi away) and 60041 (Ingleside, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60040 becomes 04006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Biddeford Pool, ME, 888 miles away.
  • 👥 6 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00604, 04006, 06040, 40006, 40060, 60004). The farthest-flung twin is 00604 in Aguadilla, PR, 2,042 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯584 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60040 and you would come out at 42.21°S, 92.19°E — 1,162 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 0.765 square miles of land, 60040 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 370 football fields.
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People and housing

Population5,301This ZIP5,301
Households2,025This ZIP2,025
Housing units2,076This ZIP2,076
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$107,875This ZIP$107,875Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$405,400This ZIP$405,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,900This ZIP$1,900Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%This ZIP39.1%
Mean commute31.1 minThis ZIP31.1 min
Population density6,929.4 / sq miThis ZIP6,929.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees1,344This ZIP1,344
Annual payroll$59,134,000This ZIP$59,134,000
Tax returns filed2,430This ZIP2,430
Total adjusted gross income$213,136,000This ZIP$213,136,000

Land area

Land area0.77 sq miThis ZIP0.77 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60040

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

ZIP codes near 60040

ZIPCityDistance
60037 Fort Sheridan, IL 0.4 mi
60035 Highland Park, IL 1.5 mi
60045 Lake Forest, IL 3.3 mi
60015 Deerfield, IL 4.1 mi
60065 Northbrook, IL 5.5 mi
60022 Glencoe, IL 5.6 mi
60069 Lincolnshire, IL 5.7 mi
60062 Northbrook, IL 5.8 mi
60044 Lake Bluff, IL 6.1 mi
60082 Techny, IL 6.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60040?

60040 is in Highwood, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2065, -87.8128.

What county is 60040 in?

60040 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60040?

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

What time zone is 60040 in?

60040 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60040?

About 5,301 people live in ZIP code 60040, in 2,025 households, at 6,929.4 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 60040?

$107,875 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60040?

The closest are 60037 (0.4 mi), 60035 (1.5 mi), 60045 (3.3 mi), 60015 (4.1 mi) and 60065 (5.5 mi).

Is 60040 a PO Box ZIP code?

60040 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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