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60062

ZIP 60062 is in Northbrook, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 847, 224, 630 and 708; Central time. Northbrook has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 60065.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
41,406
Coordinates
42.1263, -87.8451
☼ Live from 60062 — Northbrook, IL

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Where 60062 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 60062
  • 🔢 Type 60062 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,062 = 2 × 59 × 509. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60061 (Vernon Hills, IL, 9 mi away) and 60064 (North Chicago, IL, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60062 becomes 26006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00662, 02066, 02660, 06026, 06062, 06260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00662 in Isabela, PR, 2,041 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% 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 60062 and you would come out at 42.13°S, 92.15°E — 1,164 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 18.9 square miles of land, 60062 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,406This ZIP41,406
Households16,135This ZIP16,135
Housing units17,625This ZIP17,625
Median age49.5This ZIP49.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$143,323This ZIP$143,323Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$632,500This ZIP$632,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,013This ZIP$2,013Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher70.7%This ZIP70.7%
Mean commute27.8 minThis ZIP27.8 min
Population density2,190.3 / sq miThis ZIP2,190.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,788This ZIP2,788
Employees46,099This ZIP46,099
Annual payroll$4,745,707,000This ZIP$4,745,707,000
Tax returns filed22,140This ZIP22,140
Total adjusted gross income$5,063,433,000This ZIP$5,063,433,000

Land area

Land area18.90 sq miThis ZIP18.90 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 60062

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

ZIP codes near 60062

ZIPCityDistance
60065 Northbrook, IL 0.8 mi
60082 Techny, IL 1.8 mi
60026 Glenview, IL 2.4 mi
60090 Wheeling, IL 3.4 mi
60015 Deerfield, IL 3.7 mi
60025 Glenview, IL 4.0 mi
60022 Glencoe, IL 4.4 mi
60070 Prospect Heights, IL 4.6 mi
60035 Highland Park, IL 4.6 mi
60093 Winnetka, IL 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60062?

60062 is in Northbrook, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1263, -87.8451.

What county is 60062 in?

60062 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60062?

Northbrook uses area codes 847, 224, 630 and 708, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60062 in?

60062 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60062?

About 41,406 people live in ZIP code 60062, in 16,135 households, at 2,190.3 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 60062?

$143,323 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60062?

The closest are 60065 (0.8 mi), 60082 (1.8 mi), 60026 (2.4 mi), 60090 (3.4 mi) and 60015 (3.7 mi).

Is 60062 a PO Box ZIP code?

60062 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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