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60156

ZIP 60156 is Lake In The Hills, Illinois, in McHenry County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
McHenry
Population
28,800
Coordinates
42.2031, -88.3205
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Where 60156 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 60156
  • 🔢 Type 60156 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,156 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 557. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101011111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60155 (Broadview, IL, 34 mi away) and 60157 (Medinah, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60156 becomes 65106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Jefferson City, MO, 322 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01566 in Sturbridge, MA, 831 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯559 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60156 and you would come out at 42.20°S, 91.68°E — 1,141 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 10.6 square miles of land, 60156 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,800This ZIP28,800
Households9,692This ZIP9,692
Housing units9,952This ZIP9,952
Median age36.8This ZIP36.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$117,151This ZIP$117,151Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$321,900This ZIP$321,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,689This ZIP$1,689Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%This ZIP35.8%
Mean commute32.0 minThis ZIP32.0 min
Population density2,714.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,714.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments562This ZIP562
Employees3,502This ZIP3,502
Annual payroll$157,149,000This ZIP$157,149,000
Tax returns filed14,360This ZIP14,360
Total adjusted gross income$1,283,130,000This ZIP$1,283,130,000

Land area

Land area10.61 sq miThis ZIP10.61 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 60156

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ZIP codes near 60156

ZIPCityDistance
60014 Crystal Lake, IL 1.9 mi
60102 Algonquin, IL 2.8 mi
60013 Cary, IL 4.6 mi
60012 Crystal Lake, IL 4.8 mi
60021 Fox River Grove, IL 5.3 mi
60110 Carpentersville, IL 6.4 mi
60118 Dundee, IL 6.5 mi
60142 Huntley, IL 6.7 mi
60136 Gilberts, IL 7.4 mi
60042 Island Lake, IL 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60156?

60156 is in Lake In The Hills, Illinois, in McHenry County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2031, -88.3205.

What county is 60156 in?

60156 lies in McHenry County.

What time zone is 60156 in?

60156 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60156?

About 28,800 people live in ZIP code 60156, in 9,692 households, at 2,714.4 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 60156?

$117,151 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60156?

The closest are 60014 (1.9 mi), 60102 (2.8 mi), 60013 (4.6 mi), 60012 (4.8 mi) and 60021 (5.3 mi).

Is 60156 a PO Box ZIP code?

60156 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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