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60071

ZIP 60071 is Richmond, Illinois, in McHenry County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry
Population
3,851
Coordinates
42.4684, -88.3158
☼ Live from 60071 — Richmond, IL

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Where 60071 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60071
  • 🔢 Type 60071 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,071 = 11 × 43 × 127. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60070 (Prospect Heights, IL, 32 mi away) and 60072 (Ringwood, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60071 becomes 17006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Blain, PA, 580 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00617, 00716, 01607, 01760, 06071, 06107, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00716 in Ponce, PR, 2,118 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯564 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60071 and you would come out at 42.47°S, 91.68°E — 1,131 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 24.8 square miles of land, 60071 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,851This ZIP3,851
Households1,843This ZIP1,843
Housing units2,013This ZIP2,013
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,426This ZIP$74,426Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$331,400This ZIP$331,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,242This ZIP$1,242Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.8%This ZIP27.8%
Mean commute31.6 minThis ZIP31.6 min
Population density155.2 / sq miThis ZIP155.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments153This ZIP153
Employees1,890This ZIP1,890
Annual payroll$135,603,000This ZIP$135,603,000
Tax returns filed2,040This ZIP2,040
Total adjusted gross income$183,702,000This ZIP$183,702,000

Land area

Land area24.82 sq miThis ZIP24.82 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 60071

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

ZIP codes near 60071

ZIPCityDistance
53128 Genoa City, WI 4.3 mi
60072 Ringwood, IL 4.3 mi
60081 Spring Grove, IL 4.7 mi
53181 Twin Lakes, WI 5.2 mi
53157 Pell Lake, WI 5.5 mi
60034 Hebron, IL 5.7 mi
60097 Wonder Lake, IL 5.7 mi
53159 Powers Lake, WI 6.1 mi
53101 Bassett, WI 6.7 mi
53192 Wilmot, WI 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60071?

60071 is in Richmond, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4684, -88.3158.

What county is 60071 in?

60071 lies in McHenry County.

What area code is 60071?

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

What time zone is 60071 in?

60071 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60071?

About 3,851 people live in ZIP code 60071, in 1,843 households, at 155.2 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 60071?

$74,426 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60071?

The closest are 53128 (4.3 mi), 60072 (4.3 mi), 60081 (4.7 mi), 53181 (5.2 mi) and 53157 (5.5 mi).

Is 60071 a PO Box ZIP code?

60071 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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