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60140

ZIP 60140 is Hampshire, Illinois, mostly in Kane County; area codes 224 and 847; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kane +2 more
Population
22,689
Coordinates
42.0791, -88.5131
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Where 60140 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 60140
  • 🔢 Type 60140 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,140 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 31 × 97. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60139 (Glendale Heights, IL, 25 mi away) and 60141 (Hines, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60140 becomes 04106 — and that is a real ZIP code: South Portland, ME, 928 miles away.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00614, 00641, 01460, 01604, 04016, 04061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00641 in Utuado, PR, 2,085 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯547 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60140 and you would come out at 42.08°S, 91.49°E — 1,137 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 06m.
  • 📏 At 80.9 square miles of land, 60140 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,689This ZIP22,689
Households7,537This ZIP7,537
Housing units7,569This ZIP7,569
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$111,241This ZIP$111,241Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$338,200This ZIP$338,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,708This ZIP$1,708Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.1%This ZIP38.1%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density280.3 / sq miThis ZIP280.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments391This ZIP391
Employees4,105This ZIP4,105
Annual payroll$263,854,000This ZIP$263,854,000
Tax returns filed11,490This ZIP11,490
Total adjusted gross income$1,065,212,000This ZIP$1,065,212,000

Land area

Land area80.94 sq miThis ZIP80.94 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 60140 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kane County 94.6%
DeKalb County 4.2%
McHenry County 1.2%

Other place names in 60140

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

ZIP codes near 60140

ZIPCityDistance
60109 Burlington, IL 2.2 mi
60136 Gilberts, IL 7.0 mi
60124 Elgin, IL 7.1 mi
60142 Huntley, IL 7.4 mi
60135 Genoa, IL 8.4 mi
60178 Sycamore, IL 9.0 mi
60180 Union, IL 10.0 mi
60118 Dundee, IL 10.6 mi
60123 Elgin, IL 10.7 mi
60122 Elgin, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60140?

60140 is in Hampshire, Illinois, in Kane County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0791, -88.5131.

What county is 60140 in?

60140 spans 3 counties: Kane County, DeKalb County and McHenry County. Most of it falls in Kane 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 60140?

Hampshire uses area codes 224 and 847, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60140 in?

60140 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60140?

About 22,689 people live in ZIP code 60140, in 7,537 households, at 280.3 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 60140?

$111,241 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60140?

The closest are 60109 (2.2 mi), 60136 (7 mi), 60124 (7.1 mi), 60142 (7.4 mi) and 60135 (8.4 mi).

Is 60140 a PO Box ZIP code?

60140 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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