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60042

ZIP 60042 is Island Lake, Illinois, mostly in Lake County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake +1 more
Population
8,347
Coordinates
42.2783, -88.1955
☼ Live from 60042 — Island Lake, IL

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Where 60042 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 60042
  • 🔢 Type 60042 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,042 = 2 × 3 × 10007. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60041 (Ingleside, IL, 7 mi away) and 60043 (Kenilworth, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60042 becomes 24006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Roanoke, VA, 557 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 02460, 04062, 04260, 06024, 06042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 2,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯566 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60042 and you would come out at 42.28°S, 91.80°E — 1,143 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 4.6 square miles of land, 60042 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,347This ZIP8,347
Households3,088This ZIP3,088
Housing units3,270This ZIP3,270
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$99,917This ZIP$99,917Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$259,100This ZIP$259,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,852This ZIP$1,852Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.0%This ZIP30.0%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density1,827.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,827.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments164This ZIP164
Employees816This ZIP816
Annual payroll$34,876,000This ZIP$34,876,000
Tax returns filed4,470This ZIP4,470
Total adjusted gross income$331,952,000This ZIP$331,952,000

Land area

Land area4.57 sq miThis ZIP4.57 sq mi
Water area0.51 sq miThis ZIP0.51 sq mi

Counties 60042 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lake County 53.8%
McHenry County 46.2%

Other place names in 60042

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ZIP codes near 60042

ZIPCityDistance
60084 Wauconda, IL 3.0 mi
60013 Cary, IL 4.3 mi
60051 Mchenry, IL 5.1 mi
60021 Fox River Grove, IL 5.9 mi
60012 Crystal Lake, IL 5.9 mi
60050 Mchenry, IL 6.1 mi
60041 Ingleside, IL 6.7 mi
60073 Round Lake, IL 7.1 mi
60014 Crystal Lake, IL 7.6 mi
60060 Mundelein, IL 8.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60042?

60042 is in Island Lake, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2783, -88.1955.

What county is 60042 in?

60042 spans 2 counties: Lake County and McHenry County. Most of it falls in Lake 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 time zone is 60042 in?

60042 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60042?

About 8,347 people live in ZIP code 60042, in 3,088 households, at 1,827.7 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 60042?

$99,917 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60042?

The closest are 60084 (3 mi), 60013 (4.3 mi), 60051 (5.1 mi), 60021 (5.9 mi) and 60012 (5.9 mi).

Is 60042 a PO Box ZIP code?

60042 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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