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60048

ZIP 60048 is Libertyville, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
29,124
Coordinates
42.2926, -87.9453
☼ Live from 60048 — Libertyville, IL

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Where 60048 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 60048
  • 🔢 Type 60048 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,048 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 139. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60047 (Lake Zurich, IL, 8 mi away) and 60050 (Mchenry, IL, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60048 becomes 84006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bingham Canyon, UT, 1,253 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04068, 04086, 04680, 04860, 06084, 06408, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86004 in Flagstaff, AZ, 1,343 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯579 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60048 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 92.05°E — 1,153 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 28.4 square miles of land, 60048 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 22 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,124This ZIP29,124
Households10,493This ZIP10,493
Housing units10,926This ZIP10,926
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$173,975This ZIP$173,975Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$551,200This ZIP$551,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,666This ZIP$1,666Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.9%This ZIP70.9%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density1,025.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,025.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,294This ZIP1,294
Employees20,246This ZIP20,246
Annual payroll$1,541,636,000This ZIP$1,541,636,000
Tax returns filed14,600This ZIP14,600
Total adjusted gross income$3,448,624,000This ZIP$3,448,624,000

Land area

Land area28.40 sq miThis ZIP28.40 sq mi
Water area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi

Other place names in 60048

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

ZIP codes near 60048

ZIPCityDistance
60061 Vernon Hills, IL 4.2 mi
60044 Lake Bluff, IL 4.4 mi
60064 North Chicago, IL 4.8 mi
60060 Mundelein, IL 5.0 mi
60088 Great Lakes, IL 5.3 mi
60031 Gurnee, IL 5.6 mi
60045 Lake Forest, IL 5.7 mi
60030 Grayslake, IL 6.0 mi
60085 Waukegan, IL 6.1 mi
60069 Lincolnshire, IL 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60048?

60048 is in Libertyville, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2926, -87.9453.

What county is 60048 in?

60048 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60048?

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

What time zone is 60048 in?

60048 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60048?

About 29,124 people live in ZIP code 60048, in 10,493 households, at 1,025.6 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 60048?

$173,975 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60048?

The closest are 60061 (4.2 mi), 60044 (4.4 mi), 60064 (4.8 mi), 60060 (5 mi) and 60088 (5.3 mi).

Is 60048 a PO Box ZIP code?

60048 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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