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60056

ZIP 60056 is Mount Prospect, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
55,818
Coordinates
42.0654, -87.9347
☼ Live from 60056 — Mount Prospect, IL

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Where 60056 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 60056
  • 🔢 Type 60056 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,056 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7507. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60055 (Palatine, IL, 5 mi away) and 60060 (Mundelein, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60056 becomes 65006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00656, 05660, 06065, 06506, 06605, 50066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00656 in Guayanilla, PR, 2,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯576 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60056 and you would come out at 42.07°S, 92.07°E — 1,162 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 10.9 square miles of land, 60056 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population55,818This ZIP55,818
Households21,727This ZIP21,727
Housing units22,676This ZIP22,676
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$101,922This ZIP$101,922Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$397,200This ZIP$397,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,505This ZIP$1,505Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.6%This ZIP48.6%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density5,136.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,136.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,562This ZIP1,562
Employees17,452This ZIP17,452
Annual payroll$1,122,769,000This ZIP$1,122,769,000
Tax returns filed28,180This ZIP28,180
Total adjusted gross income$2,670,927,000This ZIP$2,670,927,000

Land area

Land area10.87 sq miThis ZIP10.87 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 60056

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

ZIP codes near 60056

ZIPCityDistance
60016 Des Plaines, IL 2.4 mi
60070 Prospect Heights, IL 2.7 mi
60005 Arlington Heights, IL 2.7 mi
60006 Arlington Heights, IL 2.8 mi
60019 Des Plaines, IL 3.2 mi
60017 Des Plaines, IL 3.3 mi
60004 Arlington Heights, IL 4.0 mi
60090 Wheeling, IL 4.3 mi
60007 Elk Grove Village, IL 4.4 mi
60008 Rolling Meadows, IL 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60056?

60056 is in Mount Prospect, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0654, -87.9347.

What county is 60056 in?

60056 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60056?

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

What time zone is 60056 in?

60056 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60056?

About 55,818 people live in ZIP code 60056, in 21,727 households, at 5,136.9 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 60056?

$101,922 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60056?

The closest are 60016 (2.4 mi), 60070 (2.7 mi), 60005 (2.7 mi), 60006 (2.8 mi) and 60019 (3.2 mi).

Is 60056 a PO Box ZIP code?

60056 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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