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60203

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
4,680
Coordinates
42.0490, -87.7175
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Where 60203 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 60203
  • 🔢 Type 60203 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOZOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,203 = 11 × 13 × 421. Its digits add up to 11, a total 714 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60202 (Evanston, IL, 2 mi away) and 60204 (Evanston, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60203 becomes 30206 — and that is a real ZIP code: Concord, GA, 644 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00623, 02360, 02630, 03062, 03260, 03602, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00623 in Cabo Rojo, PR, 2,050 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯587 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60203 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 92.28°E — 1,172 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 0.684 square miles of land, 60203 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 331 football fields.
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People and housing

Population4,680This ZIP4,680
Households1,663This ZIP1,663
Housing units1,723This ZIP1,723
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$170,224This ZIP$170,224Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$468,400This ZIP$468,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,795This ZIP$1,795Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher79.4%This ZIP79.4%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density6,842.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,842.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments77This ZIP77
Employees390This ZIP390
Annual payroll$16,581,000This ZIP$16,581,000
Tax returns filed2,300This ZIP2,300
Total adjusted gross income$425,901,000This ZIP$425,901,000

Land area

Land area0.68 sq miThis ZIP0.68 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60203

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

ZIP codes near 60203

ZIPCityDistance
60076 Skokie, IL 1.2 mi
60201 Evanston, IL 1.3 mi
60204 Evanston, IL 1.5 mi
60209 Evanston, IL 2.0 mi
60091 Wilmette, IL 2.0 mi
60202 Evanston, IL 2.1 mi
60077 Skokie, IL 2.2 mi
60208 Evanston, IL 2.4 mi
60043 Kenilworth, IL 2.8 mi
60645 Chicago, IL 3.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60203?

60203 is in Evanston, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0490, -87.7175.

What county is 60203 in?

60203 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60203?

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

What time zone is 60203 in?

60203 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60203?

About 4,680 people live in ZIP code 60203, in 1,663 households, at 6,842.1 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 60203?

$170,224 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60203?

The closest are 60076 (1.2 mi), 60201 (1.3 mi), 60204 (1.5 mi), 60209 (2 mi) and 60091 (2 mi).

Is 60203 a PO Box ZIP code?

60203 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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