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60087

ZIP 60087 is in Waukegan, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time. Waukegan has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 60079 and 60085.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
27,293
Coordinates
42.4038, -87.8536
☼ Live from 60087 — Waukegan, IL

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Where 60087 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 60087
  • 🔢 Type 60087 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,087 = 3 × 20029. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60086 (North Chicago, IL, 4 mi away) and 60088 (Great Lakes, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60087 becomes 78006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boerne, TX, 1,055 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00678, 00687, 00786, 06078, 06087, 06708, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00786 in La Plata, PR, 2,103 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯586 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60087 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 92.15°E — 1,153 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 13.0 square miles of land, 60087 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,293This ZIP27,293
Households10,192This ZIP10,192
Housing units10,379This ZIP10,379
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$76,738This ZIP$76,738Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$206,600This ZIP$206,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,356This ZIP$1,356Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density2,103.8 / sq miThis ZIP2,103.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments420This ZIP420
Employees4,119This ZIP4,119
Annual payroll$250,653,000This ZIP$250,653,000
Tax returns filed13,580This ZIP13,580
Total adjusted gross income$743,050,000This ZIP$743,050,000

Land area

Land area12.97 sq miThis ZIP12.97 sq mi
Water area0.85 sq miThis ZIP0.85 sq mi

Other place names in 60087

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

ZIP codes near 60087

ZIPCityDistance
60079 Waukegan, IL 2.8 mi
60085 Waukegan, IL 3.4 mi
60099 Zion, IL 3.9 mi
60086 North Chicago, IL 4.4 mi
60031 Gurnee, IL 4.9 mi
60083 Wadsworth, IL 5.4 mi
60096 Winthrop Harbor, IL 5.4 mi
60064 North Chicago, IL 5.5 mi
60088 Great Lakes, IL 6.5 mi
60075 Russell, IL 6.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60087?

60087 is in Waukegan, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4038, -87.8536.

What county is 60087 in?

60087 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60087?

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

What time zone is 60087 in?

60087 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60087?

About 27,293 people live in ZIP code 60087, in 10,192 households, at 2,103.8 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 60087?

$76,738 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60087?

The closest are 60079 (2.8 mi), 60085 (3.4 mi), 60099 (3.9 mi), 60086 (4.4 mi) and 60031 (4.9 mi).

Is 60087 a PO Box ZIP code?

60087 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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