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60178

ZIP 60178 is Sycamore, Illinois, mostly in DeKalb County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb +1 more
Population
22,224
Coordinates
42.0082, -88.6607
☼ Live from 60178 — Sycamore, IL

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Where 60178 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 60178
  • 🔢 Type 60178 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLIOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,178 = 2 × 30089. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60177 (South Elgin, IL, 18 mi away) and 60179 (Hoffman Estates, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60178 becomes 87106 — and that is a real ZIP code: Albuquerque, NM, 1,081 miles away.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01867, 01876, 06781, 06817, 16870, 17068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86017 in Munds Park, AZ, 1,332 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯539 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60178 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 91.34°E — 1,134 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 07m.
  • 📏 At 67.2 square miles of land, 60178 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,224This ZIP22,224
Households8,735This ZIP8,735
Housing units9,162This ZIP9,162
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$92,913This ZIP$92,913Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$279,500This ZIP$279,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,166This ZIP$1,166Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%This ZIP46.8%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density330.9 / sq miThis ZIP330.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments575This ZIP575
Employees8,908This ZIP8,908
Annual payroll$456,944,000This ZIP$456,944,000
Tax returns filed11,360This ZIP11,360
Total adjusted gross income$1,017,333,000This ZIP$1,017,333,000

Land area

Land area67.17 sq miThis ZIP67.17 sq mi
Water area0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi

Counties 60178 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 93.3%
Kane County 6.7%

Other place names in 60178

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ZIP codes near 60178

ZIPCityDistance
60112 Cortland, IL 6.0 mi
60109 Burlington, IL 6.9 mi
60135 Genoa, IL 7.2 mi
60151 Maple Park, IL 7.6 mi
60145 Kingston, IL 7.8 mi
60111 Clare, IL 9.0 mi
60140 Hampshire, IL 9.0 mi
60115 Dekalb, IL 9.0 mi
60146 Kirkland, IL 12.7 mi
60147 Lafox, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60178?

60178 is in Sycamore, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0082, -88.6607.

What county is 60178 in?

60178 spans 2 counties: DeKalb County and Kane County. Most of it falls in DeKalb 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 60178?

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

What time zone is 60178 in?

60178 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60178?

About 22,224 people live in ZIP code 60178, in 8,735 households, at 330.9 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 60178?

$92,913 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60178?

The closest are 60112 (6 mi), 60109 (6.9 mi), 60135 (7.2 mi), 60151 (7.6 mi) and 60145 (7.8 mi).

Is 60178 a PO Box ZIP code?

60178 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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