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60045

ZIP 60045 is Lake Forest, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
21,074
Coordinates
42.2360, -87.8648
☼ Live from 60045 — Lake Forest, IL

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Where 60045 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 60045
  • 🔢 Type 60045 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,045 = 3 × 5 × 4003. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60044 (Lake Bluff, IL, 4 mi away) and 60046 (Lake Villa, IL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60045 becomes 54006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Cushing, WI, 332 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04056, 04605, 04650, 05046, 05406, 05460, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04605 in Ellsworth, ME, 989 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯582 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60045 and you would come out at 42.24°S, 92.14°E — 1,159 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 21.3 square miles of land, 60045 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,074This ZIP21,074
Households7,470This ZIP7,470
Housing units7,864This ZIP7,864
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$233,125This ZIP$233,125Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$923,500This ZIP$923,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,857This ZIP$1,857Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher81.2%This ZIP81.2%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density988.8 / sq miThis ZIP988.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments940This ZIP940
Employees24,318This ZIP24,318
Annual payroll$3,288,234,000This ZIP$3,288,234,000
Tax returns filed10,280This ZIP10,280
Total adjusted gross income$6,753,736,000This ZIP$6,753,736,000

Land area

Land area21.31 sq miThis ZIP21.31 sq mi
Water area1.58 sq miThis ZIP1.58 sq mi

Other place names in 60045

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

ZIP codes near 60045

ZIPCityDistance
60040 Highwood, IL 3.3 mi
60037 Fort Sheridan, IL 3.5 mi
60044 Lake Bluff, IL 3.6 mi
60069 Lincolnshire, IL 4.1 mi
60015 Deerfield, IL 4.4 mi
60035 Highland Park, IL 4.6 mi
60061 Vernon Hills, IL 4.8 mi
60088 Great Lakes, IL 5.2 mi
60048 Libertyville, IL 5.7 mi
60064 North Chicago, IL 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60045?

60045 is in Lake Forest, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2360, -87.8648.

What county is 60045 in?

60045 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60045?

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

What time zone is 60045 in?

60045 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60045?

About 21,074 people live in ZIP code 60045, in 7,470 households, at 988.8 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 60045?

$233,125 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60045?

The closest are 60040 (3.3 mi), 60037 (3.5 mi), 60044 (3.6 mi), 60069 (4.1 mi) and 60015 (4.4 mi).

Is 60045 a PO Box ZIP code?

60045 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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