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60050

ZIP 60050 is in Mchenry, Illinois, mostly in McHenry County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time. Mchenry has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 60051.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry +1 more
Population
31,781
Coordinates
42.3296, -88.2932
☼ Live from 60050 — Mchenry, IL

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Where 60050 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 60050
  • 🔢 Type 60050 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,050 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 1201. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60048 (Libertyville, IL, 18 mi away) and 60051 (Mchenry, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60050 becomes 05006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00605, 00650, 05060, 06050, 50006, 50060, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00650 in Florida, PR, 2,090 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯562 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60050 and you would come out at 42.33°S, 91.71°E — 1,137 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 26.4 square miles of land, 60050 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,781This ZIP31,781
Households13,188This ZIP13,188
Housing units13,519This ZIP13,519
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$88,812This ZIP$88,812Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$263,700This ZIP$263,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,563This ZIP$1,563Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.3%This ZIP25.3%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density1,202.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,202.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments903This ZIP903
Employees15,561This ZIP15,561
Annual payroll$890,816,000This ZIP$890,816,000
Tax returns filed16,570This ZIP16,570
Total adjusted gross income$1,315,022,000This ZIP$1,315,022,000

Land area

Land area26.43 sq miThis ZIP26.43 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 60050 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McHenry County 99.6%
Lake County 0.4%

Other place names in 60050

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

ZIP codes near 60050

ZIPCityDistance
60051 Mchenry, IL 4.0 mi
60012 Crystal Lake, IL 4.0 mi
60072 Ringwood, IL 5.4 mi
60042 Island Lake, IL 6.1 mi
60097 Wonder Lake, IL 6.2 mi
60014 Crystal Lake, IL 7.1 mi
60020 Fox Lake, IL 7.6 mi
60041 Ingleside, IL 7.7 mi
60013 Cary, IL 7.9 mi
60001 Alden, IL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60050?

60050 is in Mchenry, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3296, -88.2932.

What county is 60050 in?

60050 spans 2 counties: McHenry County and Lake County. Most of it falls in McHenry 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 area code is 60050?

Mchenry uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60050 in?

60050 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60050?

About 31,781 people live in ZIP code 60050, in 13,188 households, at 1,202.6 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 60050?

$88,812 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60050?

The closest are 60051 (4 mi), 60012 (4 mi), 60072 (5.4 mi), 60042 (6.1 mi) and 60097 (6.2 mi).

Is 60050 a PO Box ZIP code?

60050 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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