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60074

ZIP 60074 is in Palatine, Illinois, mostly in Cook County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time. Palatine has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook +1 more
Population
36,460
Coordinates
42.1315, -88.0263
☼ Live from 60074 — Palatine, IL

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Where 60074 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 60074
  • 🔢 Type 60074 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,074 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 613. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60073 (Round Lake, IL, 16 mi away) and 60075 (Russell, IL, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60074 becomes 47006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Batesville, IN, 246 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00647, 00674, 04076, 04607, 04760, 06074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00647 in Ensenada, PR, 2,080 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯573 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60074 and you would come out at 42.13°S, 91.97°E — 1,156 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 7.1 square miles of land, 60074 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,460This ZIP36,460
Households14,659This ZIP14,659
Housing units15,188This ZIP15,188
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,089This ZIP$84,089Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$315,500This ZIP$315,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,486This ZIP$1,486Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%This ZIP44.4%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density5,133.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,133.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments785This ZIP785
Employees8,793This ZIP8,793
Annual payroll$402,265,000This ZIP$402,265,000
Tax returns filed18,960This ZIP18,960
Total adjusted gross income$1,434,620,000This ZIP$1,434,620,000

Land area

Land area7.10 sq miThis ZIP7.10 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Counties 60074 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cook County 94.7%
Lake County 5.3%

Other place names in 60074

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ZIP codes near 60074

ZIPCityDistance
60078 Palatine, IL 1.5 mi
60094 Palatine, IL 1.5 mi
60095 Palatine, IL 1.5 mi
60038 Palatine, IL 2.4 mi
60055 Palatine, IL 2.4 mi
60067 Palatine, IL 2.5 mi
60004 Arlington Heights, IL 2.7 mi
60006 Arlington Heights, IL 3.8 mi
60089 Buffalo Grove, IL 4.0 mi
60008 Rolling Meadows, IL 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60074?

60074 is in Palatine, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1315, -88.0263.

What county is 60074 in?

60074 spans 2 counties: Cook County and Lake County. Most of it falls in Cook County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 60074?

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

What time zone is 60074 in?

60074 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60074?

About 36,460 people live in ZIP code 60074, in 14,659 households, at 5,133.0 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 60074?

$84,089 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60074?

The closest are 60078 (1.5 mi), 60094 (1.5 mi), 60095 (1.5 mi), 60038 (2.4 mi) and 60055 (2.4 mi).

Is 60074 a PO Box ZIP code?

60074 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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