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60421

ZIP 60421 is Elwood, Illinois, in Will County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Will
Population
3,649
Coordinates
41.4142, -88.0835
☼ Live from 60421 — Elwood, IL

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Where 60421 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 60421
  • 🔢 Type 60421 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,421 = 23 × 37 × 71. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60420 (Dwight, IL, 29 mi away) and 60422 (Flossmoor, IL, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60421 becomes 12406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Arkville, NY, 697 miles away.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01264, 01462, 02461, 02641, 04216, 04261, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04612 in Bernard, ME, 1,015 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 70% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯561 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60421 and you would come out at 41.41°S, 91.92°E — 1,181 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 59.8 square miles of land, 60421 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,649This ZIP3,649
Households1,492This ZIP1,492
Housing units1,595This ZIP1,595
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$103,083This ZIP$103,083Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$272,100This ZIP$272,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,188This ZIP$1,188Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density61.0 / sq miThis ZIP61.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees4,078This ZIP4,078
Annual payroll$222,282,000This ZIP$222,282,000
Tax returns filed1,960This ZIP1,960
Total adjusted gross income$166,911,000This ZIP$166,911,000

Land area

Land area59.79 sq miThis ZIP59.79 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Other place names in 60421

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

ZIP codes near 60421

ZIPCityDistance
60436 Joliet, IL 5.6 mi
60433 Joliet, IL 6.1 mi
60442 Manhattan, IL 6.6 mi
60410 Channahon, IL 6.8 mi
60434 Joliet, IL 7.7 mi
60431 Joliet, IL 8.6 mi
60481 Wilmington, IL 9.0 mi
60451 New Lenox, IL 9.1 mi
60432 Joliet, IL 9.2 mi
60435 Joliet, IL 9.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60421?

60421 is in Elwood, Illinois, in Will County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4142, -88.0835.

What county is 60421 in?

60421 lies in Will County.

What area code is 60421?

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

What time zone is 60421 in?

60421 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60421?

About 3,649 people live in ZIP code 60421, in 1,492 households, at 61.0 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 60421?

$103,083 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60421?

The closest are 60436 (5.6 mi), 60433 (6.1 mi), 60442 (6.6 mi), 60410 (6.8 mi) and 60434 (7.7 mi).

Is 60421 a PO Box ZIP code?

60421 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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