60120
ZIP 60120 is in Elgin, Illinois, mostly in Cook County; area codes 224, 847 and 630; Central time. Elgin has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 60121, 60122, 60123 and 60124.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Chicago
- County
- Cook +1 more
- Metro area
- Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
- Population
- 51,225
- Coordinates
- 42.0326, -88.2404
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Where 60120 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.
- 🔢 Type 60120 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 167. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110101011011000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60119 (Elburn, IL, 17 mi away) and 60121 (Elgin, IL, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60120 becomes 02106, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 2,065 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
- 🎯560 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60120 and you would come out at 42.03°S, 91.76°E — 1,151 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 17.4 square miles of land, 60120 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 51,225This ZIP51,225 |
|---|---|
| Households | 16,676This ZIP16,676 |
| Housing units | 17,154This ZIP17,154 |
| Median age | 34.5This ZIP34.5Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $82,449This ZIP$82,449Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $242,300This ZIP$242,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,371This ZIP$1,371Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.5%This ZIP20.5% |
| Mean commute | 28.2 minThis ZIP28.2 min |
| Population density | 2,939.7 / sq miThis ZIP2,939.7 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,049This ZIP1,049 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 11,430This ZIP11,430 |
| Annual payroll | $654,242,000This ZIP$654,242,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 24,080This ZIP24,080 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,370,174,000This ZIP$1,370,174,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 17.43 sq miThis ZIP17.43 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi |
Counties 60120 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Cook County | 72.3% |
| Kane County | 27.7% |
Other place names in 60120
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60120
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60121 | Elgin, IL | 2.1 mi |
60192 | Hoffman Estates, IL | 2.8 mi |
60107 | Streamwood, IL | 3.3 mi |
60179 | Hoffman Estates, IL | 3.3 mi |
60123 | Elgin, IL | 3.7 mi |
60122 | Elgin, IL | 4.1 mi |
60103 | Bartlett, IL | 4.3 mi |
60177 | South Elgin, IL | 4.7 mi |
60184 | Wayne, IL | 5.6 mi |
60110 | Carpentersville, IL | 6.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60120?
60120 is in Elgin, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0326, -88.2404.
What county is 60120 in?
60120 spans 2 counties: Cook County and Kane County. Most of it falls in Cook County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 60120?
Elgin uses area codes 224, 847 and 630, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60120 in?
60120 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60120?
About 51,225 people live in ZIP code 60120, in 16,676 households, at 2,939.7 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 60120?
$82,449 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60120?
The closest are 60121 (2.1 mi), 60192 (2.8 mi), 60107 (3.3 mi), 60179 (3.3 mi) and 60123 (3.7 mi).
Is 60120 a PO Box ZIP code?
60120 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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