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60409

ZIP 60409 is Calumet City, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 708 and 464; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
35,100
Coordinates
41.6136, -87.5521
☼ Live from 60409 — Calumet City, IL

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Where 60409 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60409
  • 🔢 Type 60409 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,409 = 193 × 313. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110101111111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60408 (Braidwood, IL, 42 mi away) and 60410 (Channahon, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60409 becomes 90406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Santa Monica, CA, 1,758 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00694, 04069, 04096, 04609, 06094, 06409, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09604 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯590 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60409 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 92.45°E — 1,196 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 7.7 square miles of land, 60409 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population35,100This ZIP35,100
Households14,332This ZIP14,332
Housing units16,556This ZIP16,556
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$55,369This ZIP$55,369Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$145,200This ZIP$145,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,177This ZIP$1,177Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.4%This ZIP21.4%
Mean commute34.4 minThis ZIP34.4 min
Population density4,530.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,530.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments444This ZIP444
Employees7,660This ZIP7,660
Annual payroll$245,258,000This ZIP$245,258,000
Tax returns filed16,340This ZIP16,340
Total adjusted gross income$713,971,000This ZIP$713,971,000

Land area

Land area7.75 sq miThis ZIP7.75 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 60409

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

ZIP codes near 60409

ZIPCityDistance
60419 Dolton, IL 2.6 mi
60473 South Holland, IL 2.8 mi
46320 Hammond, IN 2.8 mi
60438 Lansing, IL 3.3 mi
46324 Hammond, IN 3.3 mi
60633 Chicago, IL 3.5 mi
46327 Hammond, IN 3.6 mi
60476 Thornton, IL 4.0 mi
60827 Riverdale, IL 4.9 mi
60426 Harvey, IL 5.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60409?

60409 is in Calumet City, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6136, -87.5521.

What county is 60409 in?

60409 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60409?

Calumet City uses area codes 708 and 464, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60409 in?

60409 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60409?

About 35,100 people live in ZIP code 60409, in 14,332 households, at 4,530.8 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 60409?

$55,369 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60409?

The closest are 60419 (2.6 mi), 60473 (2.8 mi), 46320 (2.8 mi), 60438 (3.3 mi) and 46324 (3.3 mi).

Is 60409 a PO Box ZIP code?

60409 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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