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60173

ZIP 60173 is in Schaumburg, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 847, 630, 708, 224 and 331; Central time. Schaumburg has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
13,650
Coordinates
42.0516, -88.0555
☼ Live from 60173 — Schaumburg, IL

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Where 60173 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60173
  • 🔢 Type 60173 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,173 = 19 × 3167. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101100001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60172 (Roselle, IL, 5 mi away) and 60174 (Saint Charles, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60173 becomes 37106, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 63 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01367, 01376, 06137, 06371, 07631, 13076, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70631 in Cameron, LA, 897 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯570 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60173 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 91.94°E — 1,158 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 6.4 square miles of land, 60173 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,650This ZIP13,650
Households6,528This ZIP6,528
Housing units6,842This ZIP6,842
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$104,390This ZIP$104,390Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$372,000This ZIP$372,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,812This ZIP$1,812Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher65.4%This ZIP65.4%
Mean commute24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min
Population density2,126.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,126.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,277This ZIP2,277
Employees52,694This ZIP52,694
Annual payroll$4,230,319,000This ZIP$4,230,319,000
Tax returns filed7,140This ZIP7,140
Total adjusted gross income$755,793,000This ZIP$755,793,000

Land area

Land area6.42 sq miThis ZIP6.42 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60173

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ZIP codes near 60173

ZIPCityDistance
60196 Schaumburg, IL 0.9 mi
60195 Schaumburg, IL 1.9 mi
60159 Schaumburg, IL 1.9 mi
60168 Schaumburg, IL 1.9 mi
60008 Rolling Meadows, IL 2.1 mi
60169 Hoffman Estates, IL 3.1 mi
60194 Schaumburg, IL 3.2 mi
60007 Elk Grove Village, IL 3.4 mi
60193 Schaumburg, IL 3.6 mi
60005 Arlington Heights, IL 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60173?

60173 is in Schaumburg, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0516, -88.0555.

What county is 60173 in?

60173 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60173?

Schaumburg uses area codes 847, 630, 708, 224 and 331, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60173 in?

60173 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60173?

About 13,650 people live in ZIP code 60173, in 6,528 households, at 2,126.2 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 60173?

$104,390 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60173?

The closest are 60196 (0.9 mi), 60195 (1.9 mi), 60159 (1.9 mi), 60168 (1.9 mi) and 60008 (2.1 mi).

Is 60173 a PO Box ZIP code?

60173 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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