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60160

ZIP 60160 is in Melrose Park, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time. Melrose Park has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 60161 and 60164.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
24,549
Coordinates
41.9035, -87.8618
☼ Live from 60160 — Melrose Park, IL

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Where 60160 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 60160
  • 🔢 Type 60160 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,160 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 47. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101100000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60159 (Schaumburg, IL, 14 mi away) and 60161 (Melrose Park, IL, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60160 becomes 06106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hartford, CT, 780 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00616, 01066, 01606, 06016, 06061, 06106, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00616 in Bajadero, PR, 2,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯578 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60160 and you would come out at 41.90°S, 92.14°E — 1,172 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 4.6 square miles of land, 60160 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,549This ZIP24,549
Households8,463This ZIP8,463
Housing units9,072This ZIP9,072
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$66,189This ZIP$66,189Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$275,800This ZIP$275,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,176This ZIP$1,176Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density5,393.0 / sq miThis ZIP5,393.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments732This ZIP732
Employees17,614This ZIP17,614
Annual payroll$1,020,893,000This ZIP$1,020,893,000
Tax returns filed10,810This ZIP10,810
Total adjusted gross income$557,902,000This ZIP$557,902,000

Land area

Land area4.55 sq miThis ZIP4.55 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60160

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ZIP codes near 60160

ZIPCityDistance
60161 Melrose Park, IL 0.3 mi
60165 Stone Park, IL 1.0 mi
60104 Bellwood, IL 1.6 mi
60153 Maywood, IL 1.9 mi
60171 River Grove, IL 1.9 mi
60164 Melrose Park, IL 2.2 mi
60305 River Forest, IL 2.3 mi
60131 Franklin Park, IL 2.6 mi
60163 Berkeley, IL 2.7 mi
60707 Elmwood Park, IL 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60160?

60160 is in Melrose Park, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9035, -87.8618.

What county is 60160 in?

60160 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60160 in?

60160 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60160?

About 24,549 people live in ZIP code 60160, in 8,463 households, at 5,393.0 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 60160?

$66,189 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60160?

The closest are 60161 (0.3 mi), 60165 (1 mi), 60104 (1.6 mi), 60153 (1.9 mi) and 60171 (1.9 mi).

Is 60160 a PO Box ZIP code?

60160 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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