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60162

ZIP 60162 is Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
8,084
Coordinates
41.8675, -87.9019
☼ Live from 60162 — Hillside, IL

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Where 60162 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 60162
  • 🔢 Type 60162 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,162 = 2 × 3 × 37 × 271. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60161 (Melrose Park, IL, 3 mi away) and 60163 (Berkeley, IL, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60162 becomes 26106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Parkersburg, WV, 383 miles away.
  • 👥 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, 919 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯575 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60162 and you would come out at 41.87°S, 92.10°E — 1,171 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 08m.
  • 📏 At 3.2 square miles of land, 60162 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,084This ZIP8,084
Households3,170This ZIP3,170
Housing units3,170This ZIP3,170
Median age45.5This ZIP45.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$72,320This ZIP$72,320Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$246,800This ZIP$246,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,320This ZIP$1,320Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.8%This ZIP23.8%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density2,546.9 / sq miThis ZIP2,546.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments316This ZIP316
Employees7,285This ZIP7,285
Annual payroll$471,348,000This ZIP$471,348,000
Tax returns filed4,280This ZIP4,280
Total adjusted gross income$247,913,000This ZIP$247,913,000

Land area

Land area3.17 sq miThis ZIP3.17 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60162

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

ZIP codes near 60162

ZIPCityDistance
60154 Westchester, IL 1.4 mi
60163 Berkeley, IL 1.5 mi
60104 Bellwood, IL 1.7 mi
60155 Broadview, IL 2.4 mi
60526 La Grange Park, IL 2.7 mi
60165 Stone Park, IL 2.7 mi
60126 Elmhurst, IL 2.9 mi
60153 Maywood, IL 3.1 mi
60160 Melrose Park, IL 3.2 mi
60161 Melrose Park, IL 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60162?

60162 is in Hillside, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8675, -87.9019.

What county is 60162 in?

60162 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60162 in?

60162 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60162?

About 8,084 people live in ZIP code 60162, in 3,170 households, at 2,546.9 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 60162?

$72,320 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60162?

The closest are 60154 (1.4 mi), 60163 (1.5 mi), 60104 (1.7 mi), 60155 (2.4 mi) and 60526 (2.7 mi).

Is 60162 a PO Box ZIP code?

60162 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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