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60111

ZIP 60111 is Clare, Illinois, in DeKalb County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Population
257
Coordinates
42.0099, -88.8355
☼ Live from 60111 — Clare, IL

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Where 60111 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60111
  • 🔢 Type 60111 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,111 = 3 × 3 × 6679. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60110 (Carpentersville, IL, 29 mi away) and 60112 (Cortland, IL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60111 becomes 11106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Astoria, NY, 776 miles away.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01116, 01611, 06111, 10116, 10161, 11106, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01611 in Cherry Valley, MA, 868 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯530 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60111 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 91.16°E — 1,126 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 21.5 square miles of land, 60111 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population257This ZIP257
Households89This ZIP89
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age56.6This ZIP56.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$84,583This ZIP$84,583Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$375,900This ZIP$375,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher29.4%This ZIP29.4%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density12.0 / sq miThis ZIP12.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees41This ZIP41
Annual payroll$1,898,000This ZIP$1,898,000
Tax returns filed140This ZIP140
Total adjusted gross income$15,030,000This ZIP$15,030,000

Land area

Land area21.48 sq miThis ZIP21.48 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

ZIP codes near 60111

ZIPCityDistance
60145 Kingston, IL 6.1 mi
60146 Kirkland, IL 6.5 mi
60129 Esmond, IL 7.2 mi
60150 Malta, IL 7.3 mi
60115 Dekalb, IL 8.4 mi
60113 Creston, IL 8.5 mi
60178 Sycamore, IL 9.0 mi
61049 Lindenwood, IL 9.3 mi
60112 Cortland, IL 9.5 mi
61052 Monroe Center, IL 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60111?

60111 is in Clare, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0099, -88.8355.

What county is 60111 in?

60111 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 60111?

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

What time zone is 60111 in?

60111 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60111?

About 257 people live in ZIP code 60111, in 89 households, at 12.0 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 60111?

$84,583 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60111?

The closest are 60145 (6.1 mi), 60146 (6.5 mi), 60129 (7.2 mi), 60150 (7.3 mi) and 60115 (8.4 mi).

Is 60111 a PO Box ZIP code?

60111 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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