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60152

ZIP 60152 is Marengo, Illinois, mostly in McHenry County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry +1 more
Population
12,417
Coordinates
42.2394, -88.6273
☼ Live from 60152 — Marengo, IL

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Where 60152 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 60152
  • 🔢 Type 60152 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,152 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 73 × 103. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60151 (Maple Park, IL, 22 mi away) and 60153 (Maywood, IL, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60152 becomes 25106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Henderson, WV, 419 miles away.
  • 👥 67 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01256, 01526, 01562, 02156, 02561, 02651, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02651 in North Eastham, MA, 955 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯544 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60152 and you would come out at 42.24°S, 91.37°E — 1,126 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 95.4 square miles of land, 60152 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 72 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,417This ZIP12,417
Households4,575This ZIP4,575
Housing units4,743This ZIP4,743
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,451This ZIP$98,451Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$300,200This ZIP$300,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,148This ZIP$1,148Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.4%This ZIP26.4%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density130.2 / sq miThis ZIP130.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments305This ZIP305
Employees2,975This ZIP2,975
Annual payroll$152,316,000This ZIP$152,316,000
Tax returns filed6,120This ZIP6,120
Total adjusted gross income$523,374,000This ZIP$523,374,000

Land area

Land area95.35 sq miThis ZIP95.35 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Counties 60152 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
McHenry County 98.0%
DeKalb County 2.0%

Other place names in 60152

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ZIP codes near 60152

ZIPCityDistance
60180 Union, IL 5.6 mi
61038 Garden Prairie, IL 5.9 mi
60135 Genoa, IL 9.0 mi
60142 Huntley, IL 10.4 mi
60098 Woodstock, IL 10.6 mi
60001 Alden, IL 10.7 mi
60039 Crystal Lake, IL 10.7 mi
61008 Belvidere, IL 10.9 mi
60140 Hampshire, IL 12.5 mi
60033 Harvard, IL 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60152?

60152 is in Marengo, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2394, -88.6273.

What county is 60152 in?

60152 spans 2 counties: McHenry County and DeKalb County. Most of it falls in McHenry 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 60152?

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

What time zone is 60152 in?

60152 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60152?

About 12,417 people live in ZIP code 60152, in 4,575 households, at 130.2 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 60152?

$98,451 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60152?

The closest are 60180 (5.6 mi), 61038 (5.9 mi), 60135 (9 mi), 60142 (10.4 mi) and 60098 (10.6 mi).

Is 60152 a PO Box ZIP code?

60152 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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