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60089

ZIP 60089 is Buffalo Grove, Illinois, mostly in Lake County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake +1 more
Population
42,872
Coordinates
42.1672, -87.9641
☼ Live from 60089 — Buffalo Grove, IL

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Where 60089 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 60089
  • 🔢 Type 60089 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 60089 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60088 (Great Lakes, IL, 12 mi away) and 60090 (Wheeling, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60089 becomes 98006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bellevue, WA, 1,701 miles away.
  • 👥 29 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00698, 00968, 00986, 06089, 06098, 06890, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09680 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,004 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯576 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60089 and you would come out at 42.17°S, 92.04°E — 1,157 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 9.8 square miles of land, 60089 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,872This ZIP42,872
Households16,206This ZIP16,206
Housing units16,586This ZIP16,586
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$129,401This ZIP$129,401Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$412,200This ZIP$412,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,037This ZIP$2,037Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher68.6%This ZIP68.6%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density4,355.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,355.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,479This ZIP1,479
Employees23,178This ZIP23,178
Annual payroll$1,718,827,000This ZIP$1,718,827,000
Tax returns filed21,250This ZIP21,250
Total adjusted gross income$2,737,686,000This ZIP$2,737,686,000

Land area

Land area9.84 sq miThis ZIP9.84 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 60089 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lake County 78.4%
Cook County 21.6%

Other place names in 60089

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

ZIP codes near 60089

ZIPCityDistance
60069 Lincolnshire, IL 2.9 mi
60004 Arlington Heights, IL 3.8 mi
60090 Wheeling, IL 3.9 mi
60074 Palatine, IL 4.0 mi
60015 Deerfield, IL 4.4 mi
60061 Vernon Hills, IL 4.5 mi
60070 Prospect Heights, IL 4.7 mi
60047 Lake Zurich, IL 4.8 mi
60078 Palatine, IL 5.3 mi
60094 Palatine, IL 5.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60089?

60089 is in Buffalo Grove, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1672, -87.9641.

What county is 60089 in?

60089 spans 2 counties: Lake County and Cook County. Most of it falls in Lake 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 60089?

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

What time zone is 60089 in?

60089 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60089?

About 42,872 people live in ZIP code 60089, in 16,206 households, at 4,355.6 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 60089?

$129,401 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60089?

The closest are 60069 (2.9 mi), 60004 (3.8 mi), 60090 (3.9 mi), 60074 (4 mi) and 60015 (4.4 mi).

Is 60089 a PO Box ZIP code?

60089 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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