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60112

ZIP 60112 is Cortland, Illinois, in DeKalb County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Population
4,621
Coordinates
41.9237, -88.6902
☼ Live from 60112 — Cortland, IL

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Where 60112 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 60112
  • 🔢 Type 60112 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,112 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 17 × 17. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60111 (Clare, IL, 10 mi away) and 60113 (Creston, IL, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60112 becomes 21106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mayo, MD, 673 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01612, 02116, 06112, 10126, 10162, 10261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02116 in Boston, MA, 901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯536 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60112 and you would come out at 41.92°S, 91.31°E — 1,136 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 3.7 square miles of land, 60112 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,621This ZIP4,621
Households1,599This ZIP1,599
Housing units1,629This ZIP1,629
Median age31.5This ZIP31.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,831This ZIP$72,831Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$229,900This ZIP$229,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,552This ZIP$1,552Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.6%This ZIP26.6%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density1,264.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,264.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees947This ZIP947
Annual payroll$93,241,000This ZIP$93,241,000
Tax returns filed2,320This ZIP2,320
Total adjusted gross income$149,115,000This ZIP$149,115,000

Land area

Land area3.66 sq miThis ZIP3.66 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60112

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

ZIP codes near 60112

ZIPCityDistance
60115 Dekalb, IL 4.0 mi
60151 Maple Park, IL 5.8 mi
60178 Sycamore, IL 6.0 mi
60520 Hinckley, IL 9.5 mi
60111 Clare, IL 9.5 mi
60150 Malta, IL 10.6 mi
60144 Kaneville, IL 10.7 mi
60109 Burlington, IL 11.8 mi
60556 Waterman, IL 11.9 mi
60145 Kingston, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60112?

60112 is in Cortland, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9237, -88.6902.

What county is 60112 in?

60112 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 60112?

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

What time zone is 60112 in?

60112 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60112?

About 4,621 people live in ZIP code 60112, in 1,599 households, at 1,264.3 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 60112?

$72,831 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60112?

The closest are 60115 (4 mi), 60151 (5.8 mi), 60178 (6 mi), 60520 (9.5 mi) and 60111 (9.5 mi).

Is 60112 a PO Box ZIP code?

60112 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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