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60099

ZIP 60099 is Zion, Illinois, in Lake County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lake
Population
30,881
Coordinates
42.4600, -87.8650
☼ Live from 60099 — Zion, IL

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Where 60099 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 60099
  • 🔢 Type 60099 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GGOOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,099 = 3 × 13 × 23 × 67. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60098 (Woodstock, IL, 32 mi away) and 60101 (Addison, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60099 becomes 99006 — and that is a real ZIP code: Deer Park, WA, 1,482 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00969, 09069, 09096, 09609, 90069, 90096, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09609 in FPO AE, a military post office, 4,867 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% 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 60099 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 92.13°E — 1,151 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 22.6 square miles of land, 60099 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,881This ZIP30,881
Households11,287This ZIP11,287
Housing units11,926This ZIP11,926
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,109This ZIP$66,109Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$196,700This ZIP$196,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,160This ZIP$1,160Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density1,366.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,366.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments419This ZIP419
Employees4,769This ZIP4,769
Annual payroll$246,360,000This ZIP$246,360,000
Tax returns filed14,800This ZIP14,800
Total adjusted gross income$793,143,000This ZIP$793,143,000

Land area

Land area22.60 sq miThis ZIP22.60 sq mi
Water area1.99 sq miThis ZIP1.99 sq mi

Other place names in 60099

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

ZIP codes near 60099

ZIPCityDistance
60096 Winthrop Harbor, IL 2.3 mi
60075 Russell, IL 3.2 mi
60087 Waukegan, IL 3.9 mi
53158 Pleasant Prairie, WI 4.6 mi
60083 Wadsworth, IL 4.6 mi
60086 North Chicago, IL 4.9 mi
60079 Waukegan, IL 6.7 mi
60031 Gurnee, IL 7.1 mi
53142 Kenosha, WI 7.2 mi
53143 Kenosha, WI 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60099?

60099 is in Zion, Illinois, in Lake County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4600, -87.8650.

What county is 60099 in?

60099 lies in Lake County.

What area code is 60099?

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

What time zone is 60099 in?

60099 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60099?

About 30,881 people live in ZIP code 60099, in 11,287 households, at 1,366.4 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 60099?

$66,109 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60099?

The closest are 60096 (2.3 mi), 60075 (3.2 mi), 60087 (3.9 mi), 53158 (4.6 mi) and 60083 (4.6 mi).

Is 60099 a PO Box ZIP code?

60099 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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