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60098

ZIP 60098 is Woodstock, Illinois, in McHenry County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry
Population
33,130
Coordinates
42.3246, -88.4556
☼ Live from 60098 — Woodstock, IL

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Where 60098 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60098
  • 🔢 Type 60098 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,098 = 2 × 151 × 199. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60097 (Wonder Lake, IL, 7 mi away) and 60099 (Zion, IL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60098 becomes 89006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Boulder City, NV, 1,481 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, 7,011 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯554 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60098 and you would come out at 42.32°S, 91.54°E — 1,130 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 05m.
  • 📏 At 104.8 square miles of land, 60098 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,130This ZIP33,130
Households13,168This ZIP13,168
Housing units13,603This ZIP13,603
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$91,062This ZIP$91,062Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$276,900This ZIP$276,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,215This ZIP$1,215Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.9%This ZIP31.9%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density316.2 / sq miThis ZIP316.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments909This ZIP909
Employees10,569This ZIP10,569
Annual payroll$607,272,000This ZIP$607,272,000
Tax returns filed16,520This ZIP16,520
Total adjusted gross income$1,371,725,000This ZIP$1,371,725,000

Land area

Land area104.78 sq miThis ZIP104.78 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 60098

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ZIP codes near 60098

ZIPCityDistance
60001 Alden, IL 0.2 mi
60039 Crystal Lake, IL 0.2 mi
60097 Wonder Lake, IL 6.6 mi
60180 Union, IL 7.7 mi
60012 Crystal Lake, IL 8.2 mi
60050 Mchenry, IL 8.3 mi
60014 Crystal Lake, IL 9.2 mi
60034 Hebron, IL 9.4 mi
60072 Ringwood, IL 9.5 mi
60142 Huntley, IL 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60098?

60098 is in Woodstock, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3246, -88.4556.

What county is 60098 in?

60098 lies in McHenry County.

What area code is 60098?

Woodstock uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60098 in?

60098 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60098?

About 33,130 people live in ZIP code 60098, in 13,168 households, at 316.2 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 60098?

$91,062 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60098?

The closest are 60001 (0.2 mi), 60039 (0.2 mi), 60097 (6.6 mi), 60180 (7.7 mi) and 60012 (8.2 mi).

Is 60098 a PO Box ZIP code?

60098 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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