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60438

ZIP 60438 is Lansing, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 708 and 464; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
28,806
Coordinates
41.5662, -87.5502
☼ Live from 60438 — Lansing, IL

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Where 60438 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 60438
  • 🔢 Type 60438 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,438 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1439. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60437 (Kinsman, IL, 59 mi away) and 60439 (Lemont, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60438 becomes 83406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Idaho Falls, ID, 1,244 miles away.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03468, 03846, 03864, 04683, 04863, 06384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86403 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,531 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯590 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60438 and you would come out at 41.57°S, 92.45°E — 1,198 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 8.1 square miles of land, 60438 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population28,806This ZIP28,806
Households11,431This ZIP11,431
Housing units12,202This ZIP12,202
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,681This ZIP$75,681Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$177,700This ZIP$177,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,271This ZIP$1,271Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%This ZIP27.9%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density3,572.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,572.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments554This ZIP554
Employees7,275This ZIP7,275
Annual payroll$352,491,000This ZIP$352,491,000
Tax returns filed14,480This ZIP14,480
Total adjusted gross income$794,452,000This ZIP$794,452,000

Land area

Land area8.06 sq miThis ZIP8.06 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 60438

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ZIP codes near 60438

ZIPCityDistance
60476 Thornton, IL 2.7 mi
46321 Munster, IN 2.8 mi
46324 Hammond, IN 2.8 mi
60409 Calumet City, IL 3.3 mi
60473 South Holland, IL 3.4 mi
60425 Glenwood, IL 3.5 mi
46320 Hammond, IN 4.0 mi
60411 Chicago Heights, IL 4.6 mi
60419 Dolton, IL 4.9 mi
46322 Highland, IN 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60438?

60438 is in Lansing, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5662, -87.5502.

What county is 60438 in?

60438 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60438?

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

What time zone is 60438 in?

60438 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60438?

About 28,806 people live in ZIP code 60438, in 11,431 households, at 3,572.6 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 60438?

$75,681 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60438?

The closest are 60476 (2.7 mi), 46321 (2.8 mi), 46324 (2.8 mi), 60409 (3.3 mi) and 60473 (3.4 mi).

Is 60438 a PO Box ZIP code?

60438 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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