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60073

ZIP 60073 is Round Lake, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
62,868
Coordinates
42.3545, -88.1024
☼ Live from 60073 — Round Lake, IL

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Where 60073 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60073
  • 🔢 Type 60073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,073 = 13 × 4621. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60072 (Ringwood, IL, 11 mi away) and 60074 (Palatine, IL, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60073 becomes 37006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00637, 00736, 03076, 03607, 06037, 06073, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00736 in Cayey, PR, 2,114 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯572 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60073 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 91.90°E — 1,144 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 18.5 square miles of land, 60073 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population62,868This ZIP62,868
Households20,236This ZIP20,236
Housing units21,001This ZIP21,001
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,514This ZIP$98,514Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$231,200This ZIP$231,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,615This ZIP$1,615Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.3%This ZIP27.3%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density3,403.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,403.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,030This ZIP1,030
Employees12,728This ZIP12,728
Annual payroll$1,145,112,000This ZIP$1,145,112,000
Tax returns filed29,070This ZIP29,070
Total adjusted gross income$1,855,153,000This ZIP$1,855,153,000

Land area

Land area18.47 sq miThis ZIP18.47 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi

Other place names in 60073

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ZIP codes near 60073

ZIPCityDistance
60041 Ingleside, IL 2.8 mi
60030 Grayslake, IL 3.1 mi
60020 Fox Lake, IL 4.6 mi
60046 Lake Villa, IL 4.7 mi
60051 Mchenry, IL 6.1 mi
60084 Wauconda, IL 6.2 mi
60060 Mundelein, IL 6.7 mi
60042 Island Lake, IL 7.1 mi
60002 Antioch, IL 7.8 mi
60031 Gurnee, IL 8.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60073?

60073 is in Round Lake, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3545, -88.1024.

What county is 60073 in?

60073 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60073?

Round Lake uses area codes 224 and 847, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60073 in?

60073 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60073?

About 62,868 people live in ZIP code 60073, in 20,236 households, at 3,403.6 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 60073?

$98,514 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60073?

The closest are 60041 (2.8 mi), 60030 (3.1 mi), 60020 (4.6 mi), 60046 (4.7 mi) and 60051 (6.1 mi).

Is 60073 a PO Box ZIP code?

60073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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