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60406

ZIP 60406 is Blue Island, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 708 and 464; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
23,327
Coordinates
41.6549, -87.6820
☼ Live from 60406 — Blue Island, IL

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Where 60406 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 60406
  • 🔢 Type 60406 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆60406 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,406 = 2 × 30203. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101111110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60404 (Shorewood, IL, 30 mi away) and 60407 (Braceville, IL, 42 mi away).
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00646, 00664, 04066, 04606, 04660, 06064, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00664 in Jayuya, PR, 2,042 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯584 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60406 and you would come out at 41.65°S, 92.32°E — 1,189 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 5.4 square miles of land, 60406 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,327This ZIP23,327
Households9,057This ZIP9,057
Housing units9,680This ZIP9,680
Median age37.3This ZIP37.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$56,557This ZIP$56,557Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$175,200This ZIP$175,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,084This ZIP$1,084Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density4,343.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,343.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments370This ZIP370
Employees4,972This ZIP4,972
Annual payroll$281,725,000This ZIP$281,725,000
Tax returns filed10,630This ZIP10,630
Total adjusted gross income$491,873,000This ZIP$491,873,000

Land area

Land area5.37 sq miThis ZIP5.37 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 60406

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

ZIP codes near 60406

ZIPCityDistance
60472 Robbins, IL 1.6 mi
60469 Posen, IL 1.8 mi
60827 Riverdale, IL 2.5 mi
60655 Chicago, IL 3.0 mi
60418 Crestwood, IL 3.1 mi
60803 Alsip, IL 3.1 mi
60643 Chicago, IL 3.3 mi
60445 Midlothian, IL 3.3 mi
60426 Harvey, IL 3.4 mi
60428 Markham, IL 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60406?

60406 is in Blue Island, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6549, -87.6820.

What county is 60406 in?

60406 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60406?

Blue Island uses area codes 708 and 464, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60406 in?

60406 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60406?

About 23,327 people live in ZIP code 60406, in 9,057 households, at 4,343.1 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 60406?

$56,557 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60406?

The closest are 60472 (1.6 mi), 60469 (1.8 mi), 60827 (2.5 mi), 60655 (3 mi) and 60418 (3.1 mi).

Is 60406 a PO Box ZIP code?

60406 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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