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60126

ZIP 60126 is Elmhurst, Illinois, mostly in DuPage County; area codes 630 and 331; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DuPage +1 more
Population
47,516
Coordinates
41.8968, -87.9412
☼ Live from 60126 — Elmhurst, IL

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Where 60126 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 60126
  • 🔢 Type 60126 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,126 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 911. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60124 (Elgin, IL, 25 mi away) and 60128 (Carol Stream, IL, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60126 becomes 62106, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01266, 02661, 06126, 06612, 12066, 16260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02661 in South Harwich, MA, 921 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯574 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60126 and you would come out at 41.90°S, 92.06°E — 1,169 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 11.2 square miles of land, 60126 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,516This ZIP47,516
Households17,598This ZIP17,598
Housing units18,589This ZIP18,589
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$147,566This ZIP$147,566Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$540,300This ZIP$540,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,983This ZIP$1,983Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher63.6%This ZIP63.6%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density4,240.2 / sq miThis ZIP4,240.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,807This ZIP1,807
Employees30,767This ZIP30,767
Annual payroll$2,196,959,000This ZIP$2,196,959,000
Tax returns filed22,930This ZIP22,930
Total adjusted gross income$4,491,886,000This ZIP$4,491,886,000

Land area

Land area11.21 sq miThis ZIP11.21 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 60126 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
DuPage County 97.3%
Cook County 2.8%

Other place names in 60126

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ZIP codes near 60126

ZIPCityDistance
60163 Berkeley, IL 1.7 mi
60181 Villa Park, IL 2.3 mi
60164 Melrose Park, IL 2.5 mi
60162 Hillside, IL 2.9 mi
60165 Stone Park, IL 3.1 mi
60104 Bellwood, IL 3.5 mi
60399 Wood Dale, IL 4.0 mi
60105 Bensenville, IL 4.0 mi
60160 Melrose Park, IL 4.1 mi
60131 Franklin Park, IL 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60126?

60126 is in Elmhurst, Illinois, in DuPage County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8968, -87.9412.

What county is 60126 in?

60126 spans 2 counties: DuPage County and Cook County. Most of it falls in DuPage 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 60126?

Elmhurst uses area codes 630 and 331, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60126 in?

60126 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60126?

About 47,516 people live in ZIP code 60126, in 17,598 households, at 4,240.2 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 60126?

$147,566 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60126?

The closest are 60163 (1.7 mi), 60181 (2.3 mi), 60164 (2.5 mi), 60162 (2.9 mi) and 60165 (3.1 mi).

Is 60126 a PO Box ZIP code?

60126 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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