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60072

ZIP 60072 is Ringwood, Illinois, in McHenry County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry
Population
870
Coordinates
42.4065, -88.3064
☼ Live from 60072 — Ringwood, IL

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Where 60072 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 60072
  • 🔢 Type 60072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 2503. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60071 (Richmond, IL, 4 mi away) and 60073 (Round Lake, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60072 becomes 27006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Advance, NC, 614 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00627, 00726, 02067, 02670, 02760, 06027, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00726 in Caguas, PR, 2,120 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯563 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60072 and you would come out at 42.41°S, 91.69°E — 1,134 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 9.7 square miles of land, 60072 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population870This ZIP870
Households332This ZIP332
Housing units344This ZIP344
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$119,375This ZIP$119,375Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$413,900This ZIP$413,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,025This ZIP$1,025Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.6%This ZIP38.6%
Mean commute28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min
Population density89.9 / sq miThis ZIP89.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments62This ZIP62
Employees665This ZIP665
Annual payroll$54,340,000This ZIP$54,340,000
Tax returns filed520This ZIP520
Total adjusted gross income$55,783,000This ZIP$55,783,000

Land area

Land area9.68 sq miThis ZIP9.68 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60072

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ZIP codes near 60072

ZIPCityDistance
60097 Wonder Lake, IL 3.4 mi
60071 Richmond, IL 4.3 mi
60081 Spring Grove, IL 5.0 mi
60050 Mchenry, IL 5.4 mi
60051 Mchenry, IL 5.8 mi
60020 Fox Lake, IL 6.8 mi
60034 Hebron, IL 7.1 mi
60041 Ingleside, IL 8.2 mi
53181 Twin Lakes, WI 8.5 mi
53128 Genoa City, WI 8.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60072?

60072 is in Ringwood, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4065, -88.3064.

What county is 60072 in?

60072 lies in McHenry County.

What time zone is 60072 in?

60072 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60072?

About 870 people live in ZIP code 60072, in 332 households, at 89.9 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 60072?

$119,375 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60072?

The closest are 60097 (3.4 mi), 60071 (4.3 mi), 60081 (5 mi), 60050 (5.4 mi) and 60051 (5.8 mi).

Is 60072 a PO Box ZIP code?

60072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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