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60201

ZIP 60201 is in Evanston, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 847 and 224; Central time. Evanston has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 60202, 60203, 60204, 60208 and 60209.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
43,744
Coordinates
42.0547, -87.6924
☼ Live from 60201 — Evanston, IL

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Where 60201 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 60201
  • 🔢 Type 60201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,201 = 3 × 3 × 6689. Its digits add up to 9, a total 375 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101100101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60199 (Carol Stream, IL, 25 mi away) and 60202 (Evanston, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60201 becomes 10206, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00612, 01026, 01062, 01260, 01602, 02061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00612 in Arecibo, PR, 2,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯588 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60201 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 92.31°E — 1,173 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 4.5 square miles of land, 60201 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,744This ZIP43,744
Households17,678This ZIP17,678
Housing units19,147This ZIP19,147
Median age35.1This ZIP35.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$90,545This ZIP$90,545Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$590,700This ZIP$590,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,864This ZIP$1,864Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.5%This ZIP73.5%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density9,697.2 / sq miThis ZIP9,697.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,383This ZIP1,383
Employees25,259This ZIP25,259
Annual payroll$2,067,929,000This ZIP$2,067,929,000
Tax returns filed17,980This ZIP17,980
Total adjusted gross income$3,397,542,000This ZIP$3,397,542,000

Land area

Land area4.51 sq miThis ZIP4.51 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Other place names in 60201

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ZIP codes near 60201

ZIPCityDistance
60209 Evanston, IL 0.8 mi
60204 Evanston, IL 1.0 mi
60208 Evanston, IL 1.1 mi
60203 Evanston, IL 1.3 mi
60202 Evanston, IL 1.8 mi
60091 Wilmette, IL 2.2 mi
60076 Skokie, IL 2.4 mi
60043 Kenilworth, IL 2.6 mi
60645 Chicago, IL 3.2 mi
60626 Chicago, IL 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60201?

60201 is in Evanston, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0547, -87.6924.

What county is 60201 in?

60201 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60201?

Evanston uses area codes 847 and 224, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60201 in?

60201 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60201?

About 43,744 people live in ZIP code 60201, in 17,678 households, at 9,697.2 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 60201?

$90,545 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60201?

The closest are 60209 (0.8 mi), 60204 (1 mi), 60208 (1.1 mi), 60203 (1.3 mi) and 60202 (1.8 mi).

Is 60201 a PO Box ZIP code?

60201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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