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60416

ZIP 60416 is Coal City, Illinois, mostly in Grundy County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grundy +1 more
Population
9,550
Coordinates
41.2939, -88.2831
☼ Live from 60416 — Coal City, IL

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Where 60416 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 60416
  • 🔢 Type 60416 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,416 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 59. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60415 (Chicago Ridge, IL, 38 mi away) and 60417 (Crete, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60416 becomes 61406, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04616, 06146, 06416, 06461, 06614, 10466, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04616 in Brooklin, ME, 1,020 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯550 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60416 and you would come out at 41.29°S, 91.72°E — 1,178 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 10m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 11m.
  • 📏 At 22.8 square miles of land, 60416 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,550This ZIP9,550
Households3,824This ZIP3,824
Housing units3,955This ZIP3,955
Median age42.2This ZIP42.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,219This ZIP$75,219Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$221,900This ZIP$221,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,128This ZIP$1,128Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density418.6 / sq miThis ZIP418.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments157This ZIP157
Employees1,560This ZIP1,560
Annual payroll$108,769,000This ZIP$108,769,000
Tax returns filed4,810This ZIP4,810
Total adjusted gross income$370,812,000This ZIP$370,812,000

Land area

Land area22.82 sq miThis ZIP22.82 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 60416 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grundy County 96.5%
Will County 3.5%

Other place names in 60416

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

ZIP codes near 60416

ZIPCityDistance
60408 Braidwood, IL 3.9 mi
60407 Braceville, IL 4.2 mi
60444 Mazon, IL 7.1 mi
60474 South Wilmington, IL 7.5 mi
60481 Wilmington, IL 9.0 mi
60424 Gardner, IL 9.3 mi
60450 Morris, IL 9.4 mi
60410 Channahon, IL 10.0 mi
60935 Essex, IL 10.2 mi
60961 Reddick, IL 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60416?

60416 is in Coal City, Illinois, in Grundy County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2939, -88.2831.

What county is 60416 in?

60416 spans 2 counties: Grundy County and Will County. Most of it falls in Grundy County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 60416?

Coal City uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60416 in?

60416 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60416?

About 9,550 people live in ZIP code 60416, in 3,824 households, at 418.6 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 60416?

$75,219 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60416?

The closest are 60408 (3.9 mi), 60407 (4.2 mi), 60444 (7.1 mi), 60474 (7.5 mi) and 60481 (9 mi).

Is 60416 a PO Box ZIP code?

60416 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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