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60053

ZIP 60053 is Morton Grove, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
24,619
Coordinates
42.0422, -87.7889
☼ Live from 60053 — Morton Grove, IL

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Where 60053 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 60053
  • 🔢 Type 60053 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,053 = 7 × 23 × 373. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60051 (Mchenry, IL, 31 mi away) and 60055 (Palatine, IL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60053 becomes 35006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Adger, AL, 596 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00653, 03605, 05036, 05360, 05603, 06035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00653 in Guanica, PR, 2,067 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% 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 60053 and you would come out at 42.04°S, 92.21°E — 1,170 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 60053 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,619This ZIP24,619
Households9,215This ZIP9,215
Housing units9,624This ZIP9,624
Median age44.6This ZIP44.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$111,116This ZIP$111,116Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$389,100This ZIP$389,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,164This ZIP$2,164Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher55.2%This ZIP55.2%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density4,867.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,867.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments736This ZIP736
Employees10,528This ZIP10,528
Annual payroll$613,445,000This ZIP$613,445,000
Tax returns filed12,770This ZIP12,770
Total adjusted gross income$1,189,988,000This ZIP$1,189,988,000

Land area

Land area5.06 sq miThis ZIP5.06 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60053

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

ZIP codes near 60053

ZIPCityDistance
60029 Golf, IL 1.1 mi
60714 Niles, IL 1.5 mi
60077 Skokie, IL 1.7 mi
60025 Glenview, IL 2.5 mi
60076 Skokie, IL 3.1 mi
60068 Park Ridge, IL 3.5 mi
60631 Chicago, IL 3.5 mi
60646 Chicago, IL 3.6 mi
60203 Evanston, IL 3.7 mi
60712 Lincolnwood, IL 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60053?

60053 is in Morton Grove, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0422, -87.7889.

What county is 60053 in?

60053 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60053 in?

60053 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60053?

About 24,619 people live in ZIP code 60053, in 9,215 households, at 4,867.3 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 60053?

$111,116 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60053?

The closest are 60029 (1.1 mi), 60714 (1.5 mi), 60077 (1.7 mi), 60025 (2.5 mi) and 60076 (3.1 mi).

Is 60053 a PO Box ZIP code?

60053 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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