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60305

ZIP 60305 is River Forest, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
11,992
Coordinates
41.8949, -87.8191
☼ Live from 60305 — River Forest, IL

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Where 60305 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 60305
  • 🔢 Type 60305 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOEOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,305 = 5 × 7 × 1723. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101110010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60304 (Oak Park, IL, 2 mi away) and 60399 (Wood Dale, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60305 becomes 50306 — and that is a real ZIP code: Des Moines, IA, 297 miles away.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00653, 03605, 05036, 05360, 05603, 06035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00653 in Guanica, PR, 2,061 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯580 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60305 and you would come out at 41.89°S, 92.18°E — 1,174 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 2.5 square miles of land, 60305 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,992This ZIP11,992
Households4,460This ZIP4,460
Housing units4,680This ZIP4,680
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$146,786This ZIP$146,786Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$687,300This ZIP$687,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,554This ZIP$1,554Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher72.9%This ZIP72.9%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density4,841.3 / sq miThis ZIP4,841.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments307This ZIP307
Employees4,595This ZIP4,595
Annual payroll$165,718,000This ZIP$165,718,000
Tax returns filed5,210This ZIP5,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,508,541,000This ZIP$1,508,541,000

Land area

Land area2.48 sq miThis ZIP2.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60305

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ZIP codes near 60305

ZIPCityDistance
60301 Oak Park, IL 1.2 mi
60302 Oak Park, IL 1.5 mi
60153 Maywood, IL 1.6 mi
60303 Oak Park, IL 1.9 mi
60130 Forest Park, IL 1.9 mi
60707 Elmwood Park, IL 2.0 mi
60161 Melrose Park, IL 2.0 mi
60304 Oak Park, IL 2.2 mi
60160 Melrose Park, IL 2.3 mi
60171 River Grove, IL 2.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60305?

60305 is in River Forest, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8949, -87.8191.

What county is 60305 in?

60305 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60305 in?

60305 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60305?

About 11,992 people live in ZIP code 60305, in 4,460 households, at 4,841.3 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 60305?

$146,786 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60305?

The closest are 60301 (1.2 mi), 60302 (1.5 mi), 60153 (1.6 mi), 60303 (1.9 mi) and 60130 (1.9 mi).

Is 60305 a PO Box ZIP code?

60305 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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