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60115

ZIP 60115 is Dekalb, Illinois, in DeKalb County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Population
42,536
Coordinates
41.9013, -88.7615
☼ Live from 60115 — Dekalb, IL

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Where 60115 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60115
  • 🔢 Type 60115 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,115 = 5 × 11 × 1093. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60113 (Creston, IL, 11 mi away) and 60116 (Carol Stream, IL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60115 becomes 51106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sioux City, IA, 388 miles away.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01516, 01561, 01615, 05161, 06115, 06151, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01561 in South Lancaster, MA, 874 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯532 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60115 and you would come out at 41.90°S, 91.24°E — 1,133 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 81.0 square miles of land, 60115 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,536This ZIP42,536
Households17,262This ZIP17,262
Housing units18,525This ZIP18,525
Median age26.4This ZIP26.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$47,043This ZIP$47,043Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$208,600This ZIP$208,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,018This ZIP$1,018Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute23.6 minThis ZIP23.6 min
Population density524.9 / sq miThis ZIP524.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments726This ZIP726
Employees14,124This ZIP14,124
Annual payroll$686,251,000This ZIP$686,251,000
Tax returns filed17,880This ZIP17,880
Total adjusted gross income$1,093,835,000This ZIP$1,093,835,000

Land area

Land area81.03 sq miThis ZIP81.03 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 60115

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ZIP codes near 60115

ZIPCityDistance
60112 Cortland, IL 4.0 mi
60150 Malta, IL 7.0 mi
60111 Clare, IL 8.4 mi
60178 Sycamore, IL 9.0 mi
60520 Hinckley, IL 9.2 mi
60151 Maple Park, IL 9.6 mi
60556 Waterman, IL 9.6 mi
60550 Shabbona, IL 10.3 mi
60113 Creston, IL 10.6 mi
60530 Lee, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60115?

60115 is in Dekalb, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9013, -88.7615.

What county is 60115 in?

60115 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 60115?

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

What time zone is 60115 in?

60115 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60115?

About 42,536 people live in ZIP code 60115, in 17,262 households, at 524.9 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 60115?

$47,043 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60115?

The closest are 60112 (4 mi), 60150 (7 mi), 60111 (8.4 mi), 60178 (9 mi) and 60520 (9.2 mi).

Is 60115 a PO Box ZIP code?

60115 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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