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60068

ZIP 60068 is Park Ridge, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
38,650
Coordinates
42.0136, -87.8447
☼ Live from 60068 — Park Ridge, IL

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Where 60068 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 60068
  • 🔢 Type 60068 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BgOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,068 = 2 × 2 × 15017. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60067 (Palatine, IL, 13 mi away) and 60069 (Lincolnshire, IL, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60068 becomes 86006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06068, 06608, 06860, 08066, 08606, 60086, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06608 in Bridgeport, CT, 759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯580 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60068 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 92.16°E — 1,168 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 07m.
  • 📏 At 7.3 square miles of land, 60068 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population38,650This ZIP38,650
Households14,850This ZIP14,850
Housing units15,556This ZIP15,556
Median age44.4This ZIP44.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$143,222This ZIP$143,222Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$551,700This ZIP$551,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,537This ZIP$1,537Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher66.1%This ZIP66.1%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density5,286.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,286.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,463This ZIP1,463
Employees15,904This ZIP15,904
Annual payroll$1,287,083,000This ZIP$1,287,083,000
Tax returns filed19,580This ZIP19,580
Total adjusted gross income$4,357,115,000This ZIP$4,357,115,000

Land area

Land area7.31 sq miThis ZIP7.31 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 60068

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

ZIP codes near 60068

ZIPCityDistance
60714 Niles, IL 2.0 mi
60631 Chicago, IL 2.1 mi
60017 Des Plaines, IL 2.8 mi
60656 Chicago, IL 2.9 mi
60019 Des Plaines, IL 3.3 mi
60053 Morton Grove, IL 3.5 mi
60018 Des Plaines, IL 3.5 mi
60016 Des Plaines, IL 3.6 mi
60706 Harwood Heights, IL 3.7 mi
60176 Schiller Park, IL 4.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60068?

60068 is in Park Ridge, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0136, -87.8447.

What county is 60068 in?

60068 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60068?

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

What time zone is 60068 in?

60068 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60068?

About 38,650 people live in ZIP code 60068, in 14,850 households, at 5,286.6 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 60068?

$143,222 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60068?

The closest are 60714 (2 mi), 60631 (2.1 mi), 60017 (2.8 mi), 60656 (2.9 mi) and 60019 (3.3 mi).

Is 60068 a PO Box ZIP code?

60068 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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