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60426

ZIP 60426 is Harvey, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 708 and 464; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
23,906
Coordinates
41.6103, -87.6530
☼ Live from 60426 — Harvey, IL

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Where 60426 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 60426
  • 🔢 Type 60426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,426 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 373. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60425 (Glenwood, IL, 5 mi away) and 60428 (Markham, IL, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60426 becomes 62406, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02466, 02646, 02664, 04266, 04626, 04662, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04626 in Cutler, ME, 1,049 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯585 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60426 and you would come out at 41.61°S, 92.35°E — 1,192 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, 60426 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,906This ZIP23,906
Households8,799This ZIP8,799
Housing units11,491This ZIP11,491
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$42,196This ZIP$42,196Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$91,000This ZIP$91,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$986This ZIP$986Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute29.2 minThis ZIP29.2 min
Population density3,090.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,090.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments376This ZIP376
Employees7,383This ZIP7,383
Annual payroll$553,637,000This ZIP$553,637,000
Tax returns filed9,700This ZIP9,700
Total adjusted gross income$361,919,000This ZIP$361,919,000

Land area

Land area7.74 sq miThis ZIP7.74 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60426

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

ZIP codes near 60426

ZIPCityDistance
60428 Markham, IL 2.1 mi
60469 Posen, IL 2.1 mi
60473 South Holland, IL 2.8 mi
60827 Riverdale, IL 2.9 mi
60429 Hazel Crest, IL 3.0 mi
60419 Dolton, IL 3.1 mi
60406 Blue Island, IL 3.4 mi
60472 Robbins, IL 3.6 mi
60430 Homewood, IL 3.6 mi
60476 Thornton, IL 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60426?

60426 is in Harvey, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6103, -87.6530.

What county is 60426 in?

60426 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60426?

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

What time zone is 60426 in?

60426 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60426?

About 23,906 people live in ZIP code 60426, in 8,799 households, at 3,090.2 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 60426?

$42,196 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60426?

The closest are 60428 (2.1 mi), 60469 (2.1 mi), 60473 (2.8 mi), 60827 (2.9 mi) and 60429 (3 mi).

Is 60426 a PO Box ZIP code?

60426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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