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60420

ZIP 60420 is Dwight, Illinois, mostly in Livingston County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Livingston +1 more
Metro area
Pontiac, IL
Population
4,682
Coordinates
41.0876, -88.4209
☼ Live from 60420 — Dwight, IL

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Where 60420 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 60420
  • 🔢 Type 60420 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,420 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60419 (Dolton, IL, 57 mi away) and 60421 (Elwood, IL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60420 becomes 02406, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00624, 02460, 04062, 04260, 06024, 06042, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00624 in Penuelas, PR, 2,045 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯541 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60420 and you would come out at 41.09°S, 91.58°E — 1,180 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 96.7 square miles of land, 60420 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,682This ZIP4,682
Households1,901This ZIP1,901
Housing units2,041This ZIP2,041
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$71,157This ZIP$71,157Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$167,100This ZIP$167,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$997This ZIP$997Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density48.4 / sq miThis ZIP48.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments103This ZIP103
Employees1,236This ZIP1,236
Annual payroll$56,536,000This ZIP$56,536,000
Tax returns filed2,360This ZIP2,360
Total adjusted gross income$176,560,000This ZIP$176,560,000

Land area

Land area96.71 sq miThis ZIP96.71 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Counties 60420 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Livingston County 71.6%
Grundy County 28.4%

Other place names in 60420

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ZIP codes near 60420

ZIPCityDistance
60424 Gardner, IL 7.2 mi
60920 Campus, IL 7.3 mi
60437 Kinsman, IL 8.5 mi
60460 Odell, IL 8.6 mi
60934 Emington, IL 9.8 mi
60474 South Wilmington, IL 10.2 mi
60961 Reddick, IL 10.5 mi
60444 Mazon, IL 10.8 mi
60479 Verona, IL 11.4 mi
60919 Cabery, IL 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60420?

60420 is in Dwight, Illinois, in Livingston County, part of the Pontiac, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0876, -88.4209.

What county is 60420 in?

60420 spans 2 counties: Livingston County and Grundy County. Most of it falls in Livingston 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 60420?

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

What time zone is 60420 in?

60420 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60420?

About 4,682 people live in ZIP code 60420, in 1,901 households, at 48.4 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 60420?

$71,157 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60420?

The closest are 60424 (7.2 mi), 60920 (7.3 mi), 60437 (8.5 mi), 60460 (8.6 mi) and 60934 (9.8 mi).

Is 60420 a PO Box ZIP code?

60420 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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