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60044

ZIP 60044 is Lake Bluff, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
10,312
Coordinates
42.2881, -87.8601
☼ Live from 60044 — Lake Bluff, IL

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Where 60044 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60044
  • 🔢 Type 60044 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,044 = 2 × 2 × 17 × 883. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60043 (Kenilworth, IL, 16 mi away) and 60045 (Lake Forest, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60044 becomes 44006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04046, 04064, 04406, 04460, 04640, 06404, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04640 in Hancock, ME, 992 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯583 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60044 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 92.14°E — 1,157 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 60044 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,312This ZIP10,312
Households4,159This ZIP4,159
Housing units4,507This ZIP4,507
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$134,724This ZIP$134,724Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$599,900This ZIP$599,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,750This ZIP$1,750Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.9%This ZIP67.9%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density1,519.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,519.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments490This ZIP490
Employees5,424This ZIP5,424
Annual payroll$433,456,000This ZIP$433,456,000
Tax returns filed5,060This ZIP5,060
Total adjusted gross income$1,366,570,000This ZIP$1,366,570,000

Land area

Land area6.79 sq miThis ZIP6.79 sq mi
Water area1.44 sq miThis ZIP1.44 sq mi

Other place names in 60044

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

ZIP codes near 60044

ZIPCityDistance
60088 Great Lakes, IL 1.7 mi
60064 North Chicago, IL 2.5 mi
60045 Lake Forest, IL 3.6 mi
60048 Libertyville, IL 4.4 mi
60085 Waukegan, IL 4.6 mi
60079 Waukegan, IL 5.3 mi
60037 Fort Sheridan, IL 6.1 mi
60040 Highwood, IL 6.1 mi
60061 Vernon Hills, IL 6.3 mi
60069 Lincolnshire, IL 7.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60044?

60044 is in Lake Bluff, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2881, -87.8601.

What county is 60044 in?

60044 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60044?

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

What time zone is 60044 in?

60044 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60044?

About 10,312 people live in ZIP code 60044, in 4,159 households, at 1,519.6 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 60044?

$134,724 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60044?

The closest are 60088 (1.7 mi), 60064 (2.5 mi), 60045 (3.6 mi), 60048 (4.4 mi) and 60085 (4.6 mi).

Is 60044 a PO Box ZIP code?

60044 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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