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60424

ZIP 60424 is Gardner, Illinois, mostly in Grundy County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grundy +1 more
Population
2,153
Coordinates
41.1641, -88.3277
☼ Live from 60424 — Gardner, IL

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Where 60424 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 60424
  • 🔢 Type 60424 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,424 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 13 × 83. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60423 (Frankfort, IL, 33 mi away) and 60425 (Glenwood, IL, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60424 becomes 42406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Corydon, KY, 241 miles away.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02446, 02464, 02644, 04426, 04462, 04624, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04624 in Corea, ME, 1,053 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯546 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60424 and you would come out at 41.16°S, 91.67°E — 1,181 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 52.7 square miles of land, 60424 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,153This ZIP2,153
Households812This ZIP812
Housing units938This ZIP938
Median age37.5This ZIP37.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$83,250This ZIP$83,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$197,400This ZIP$197,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,035This ZIP$1,035Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.8%This ZIP17.8%
Mean commute30.1 minThis ZIP30.1 min
Population density40.9 / sq miThis ZIP40.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees243This ZIP243
Annual payroll$16,198,000This ZIP$16,198,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$76,037,000This ZIP$76,037,000

Land area

Land area52.66 sq miThis ZIP52.66 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 60424 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grundy County 94.7%
Kankakee County 5.3%

Other place names in 60424

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ZIP codes near 60424

ZIPCityDistance
60474 South Wilmington, IL 3.1 mi
60407 Braceville, IL 6.0 mi
60961 Reddick, IL 6.7 mi
60444 Mazon, IL 6.7 mi
60420 Dwight, IL 7.2 mi
60935 Essex, IL 7.9 mi
60408 Braidwood, IL 9.0 mi
60416 Coal City, IL 9.3 mi
60920 Campus, IL 9.3 mi
60969 Union Hill, IL 10.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60424?

60424 is in Gardner, Illinois, in Grundy County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1641, -88.3277.

What county is 60424 in?

60424 spans 2 counties: Grundy County and Kankakee 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 60424?

Gardner uses area code 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60424 in?

60424 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60424?

About 2,153 people live in ZIP code 60424, in 812 households, at 40.9 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 60424?

$83,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60424?

The closest are 60474 (3.1 mi), 60407 (6 mi), 60961 (6.7 mi), 60444 (6.7 mi) and 60420 (7.2 mi).

Is 60424 a PO Box ZIP code?

60424 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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