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60096

ZIP 60096 is Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
6,527
Coordinates
42.4806, -87.8296
☼ Live from 60096 — Winthrop Harbor, IL

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Where 60096 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 60096
  • 🔢 Type 60096 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,096 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 313. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60095 (Palatine, IL, 28 mi away) and 60097 (Wonder Lake, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60096 becomes 69006, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00669, 00966, 06069, 06096, 06906, 09066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09606 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,759 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯588 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60096 and you would come out at 42.48°S, 92.17°E — 1,152 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 4.8 square miles of land, 60096 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,527This ZIP6,527
Households2,854This ZIP2,854
Housing units2,968This ZIP2,968
Median age53.3This ZIP53.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$95,601This ZIP$95,601Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$249,100This ZIP$249,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,313This ZIP$1,313Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.6%This ZIP22.6%
Mean commute30.3 minThis ZIP30.3 min
Population density1,373.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,373.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees416This ZIP416
Annual payroll$20,521,000This ZIP$20,521,000
Tax returns filed3,420This ZIP3,420
Total adjusted gross income$272,775,000This ZIP$272,775,000

Land area

Land area4.75 sq miThis ZIP4.75 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 60096

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

ZIP codes near 60096

ZIPCityDistance
60099 Zion, IL 2.3 mi
60075 Russell, IL 4.1 mi
53158 Pleasant Prairie, WI 4.2 mi
60086 North Chicago, IL 4.2 mi
60087 Waukegan, IL 5.4 mi
53143 Kenosha, WI 5.6 mi
53142 Kenosha, WI 6.4 mi
60083 Wadsworth, IL 6.8 mi
53141 Kenosha, WI 7.2 mi
60079 Waukegan, IL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60096?

60096 is in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4806, -87.8296.

What county is 60096 in?

60096 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60096?

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

What time zone is 60096 in?

60096 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60096?

About 6,527 people live in ZIP code 60096, in 2,854 households, at 1,373.2 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 60096?

$95,601 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60096?

The closest are 60099 (2.3 mi), 60075 (4.1 mi), 53158 (4.2 mi), 60086 (4.2 mi) and 60087 (5.4 mi).

Is 60096 a PO Box ZIP code?

60096 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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