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60202

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
32,341
Coordinates
42.0293, -87.6854
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Where 60202 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 60202
  • 🔢 Type 60202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,202 = 2 × 31 × 971. Its digits add up to 10, a total 513 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101100101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60201 (Evanston, IL, 2 mi away) and 60203 (Evanston, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60202 becomes 20206 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 601 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00622, 02026, 02062, 02206, 06022, 20026, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00622 in Boqueron, PR, 2,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% 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 60202 and you would come out at 42.03°S, 92.31°E — 1,174 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 3.1 square miles of land, 60202 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,341This ZIP32,341
Households14,027This ZIP14,027
Housing units14,948This ZIP14,948
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,989This ZIP$98,989Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$397,600This ZIP$397,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,651This ZIP$1,651Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher64.9%This ZIP64.9%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density10,586.3 / sq miThis ZIP10,586.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments731This ZIP731
Employees7,547This ZIP7,547
Annual payroll$415,131,000This ZIP$415,131,000
Tax returns filed15,950This ZIP15,950
Total adjusted gross income$1,881,280,000This ZIP$1,881,280,000

Land area

Land area3.06 sq miThis ZIP3.06 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 60202

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ZIP codes near 60202

ZIPCityDistance
60204 Evanston, IL 0.8 mi
60209 Evanston, IL 1.4 mi
60645 Chicago, IL 1.5 mi
60626 Chicago, IL 1.7 mi
60201 Evanston, IL 1.8 mi
60208 Evanston, IL 1.8 mi
60203 Evanston, IL 2.1 mi
60076 Skokie, IL 2.3 mi
60660 Chicago, IL 2.9 mi
60712 Lincolnwood, IL 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60202?

60202 is in Evanston, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0293, -87.6854.

What county is 60202 in?

60202 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60202?

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

What time zone is 60202 in?

60202 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60202?

About 32,341 people live in ZIP code 60202, in 14,027 households, at 10,586.3 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 60202?

$98,989 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60202?

The closest are 60204 (0.8 mi), 60209 (1.4 mi), 60645 (1.5 mi), 60626 (1.7 mi) and 60201 (1.8 mi).

Is 60202 a PO Box ZIP code?

60202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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