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60436

ZIP 60436 is in Joliet, Illinois, in Will County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time. Joliet has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 60431, 60432, 60433, 60434 and 60435.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Will
Population
19,423
Coordinates
41.4897, -88.1238
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Where 60436 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60436
  • 🔢 Type 60436 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,436 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 521. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60435 (Joliet, IL, 4 mi away) and 60437 (Kinsman, IL, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60436 becomes 63406, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03466, 30646, 30664, 34606, 34660, 36046, …). The farthest-flung twin is 34660 in Ozona, FL, 975 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯560 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60436 and you would come out at 41.49°S, 91.88°E — 1,177 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 18.0 square miles of land, 60436 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,423This ZIP19,423
Households6,615This ZIP6,615
Housing units7,218This ZIP7,218
Median age34.5This ZIP34.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$62,961This ZIP$62,961Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$180,800This ZIP$180,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,306This ZIP$1,306Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.8%This ZIP14.8%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density1,079.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,079.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments529This ZIP529
Employees16,430This ZIP16,430
Annual payroll$967,616,000This ZIP$967,616,000
Tax returns filed8,290This ZIP8,290
Total adjusted gross income$408,629,000This ZIP$408,629,000

Land area

Land area17.99 sq miThis ZIP17.99 sq mi
Water area1.06 sq miThis ZIP1.06 sq mi

Other place names in 60436

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ZIP codes near 60436

ZIPCityDistance
60434 Joliet, IL 3.2 mi
60431 Joliet, IL 3.7 mi
60435 Joliet, IL 4.1 mi
60433 Joliet, IL 4.2 mi
60403 Crest Hill, IL 5.4 mi
60404 Shorewood, IL 5.4 mi
60421 Elwood, IL 5.6 mi
60432 Joliet, IL 5.9 mi
60410 Channahon, IL 6.3 mi
60441 Lockport, IL 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60436?

60436 is in Joliet, Illinois, in Will County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4897, -88.1238.

What county is 60436 in?

60436 lies in Will County.

What area code is 60436?

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

What time zone is 60436 in?

60436 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60436?

About 19,423 people live in ZIP code 60436, in 6,615 households, at 1,079.4 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 60436?

$62,961 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60436?

The closest are 60434 (3.2 mi), 60431 (3.7 mi), 60435 (4.1 mi), 60433 (4.2 mi) and 60403 (5.4 mi).

Is 60436 a PO Box ZIP code?

60436 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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