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60083

ZIP 60083 is Wadsworth, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
9,981
Coordinates
42.4368, -87.9500
☼ Live from 60083 — Wadsworth, IL

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Where 60083 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 60083
  • 🔢 Type 60083 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 60083 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60082 (Techny, IL, 23 mi away) and 60084 (Wauconda, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60083 becomes 38006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bells, TN, 470 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00638, 00683, 03086, 03608, 03860, 06083, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00638 in Ciales, PR, 2,089 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯581 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60083 and you would come out at 42.44°S, 92.05°E — 1,148 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 26.4 square miles of land, 60083 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,981This ZIP9,981
Households3,662This ZIP3,662
Housing units3,733This ZIP3,733
Median age43.9This ZIP43.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$123,125This ZIP$123,125Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$323,200This ZIP$323,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,650This ZIP$1,650Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.8%This ZIP43.8%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density378.2 / sq miThis ZIP378.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments153This ZIP153
Employees1,254This ZIP1,254
Annual payroll$61,771,000This ZIP$61,771,000
Tax returns filed5,050This ZIP5,050
Total adjusted gross income$573,253,000This ZIP$573,253,000

Land area

Land area26.39 sq miThis ZIP26.39 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Other place names in 60083

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

ZIP codes near 60083

ZIPCityDistance
60075 Russell, IL 4.4 mi
60031 Gurnee, IL 4.4 mi
60099 Zion, IL 4.6 mi
60087 Waukegan, IL 5.4 mi
60046 Lake Villa, IL 6.1 mi
60096 Winthrop Harbor, IL 6.8 mi
53158 Pleasant Prairie, WI 6.9 mi
60085 Waukegan, IL 7.3 mi
60079 Waukegan, IL 7.4 mi
60002 Antioch, IL 7.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60083?

60083 is in Wadsworth, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4368, -87.9500.

What county is 60083 in?

60083 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60083?

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

What time zone is 60083 in?

60083 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60083?

About 9,981 people live in ZIP code 60083, in 3,662 households, at 378.2 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 60083?

$123,125 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60083?

The closest are 60075 (4.4 mi), 60031 (4.4 mi), 60099 (4.6 mi), 60087 (5.4 mi) and 60046 (6.1 mi).

Is 60083 a PO Box ZIP code?

60083 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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