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60456

ZIP 60456 is Hometown, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
4,215
Coordinates
41.7312, -87.7311
☼ Live from 60456 — Hometown, IL

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Where 60456 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 60456
  • 🔢 Type 60456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 11 × 229. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60455 (Bridgeview, IL, 4 mi away) and 60457 (Hickory Hills, IL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60456 becomes 65406, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05466, 05664, 06456, 45066, 45660, 46056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 06456 in Middle Haddam, CT, 783 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯582 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60456 and you would come out at 41.73°S, 92.27°E — 1,184 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 0.479 square miles of land, 60456 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 232 football fields.
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People and housing

Population4,215This ZIP4,215
Households1,773This ZIP1,773
Housing units1,826This ZIP1,826
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,101This ZIP$61,101Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$173,400This ZIP$173,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$678This ZIP$678Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density8,799.6 / sq miThis ZIP8,799.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees339This ZIP339
Annual payroll$12,276,000This ZIP$12,276,000
Tax returns filed2,280This ZIP2,280
Total adjusted gross income$118,872,000This ZIP$118,872,000

Land area

Land area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60456

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ZIP codes near 60456

ZIPCityDistance
60652 Chicago, IL 1.4 mi
60805 Evergreen Park, IL 1.6 mi
60453 Oak Lawn, IL 1.6 mi
60459 Burbank, IL 2.1 mi
60655 Chicago, IL 2.9 mi
60415 Chicago Ridge, IL 3.2 mi
60629 Chicago, IL 3.2 mi
60455 Bridgeview, IL 4.0 mi
60803 Alsip, IL 4.0 mi
60638 Chicago, IL 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60456?

60456 is in Hometown, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7312, -87.7311.

What county is 60456 in?

60456 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60456 in?

60456 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60456?

About 4,215 people live in ZIP code 60456, in 1,773 households, at 8,799.6 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 60456?

$61,101 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60456?

The closest are 60652 (1.4 mi), 60805 (1.6 mi), 60453 (1.6 mi), 60459 (2.1 mi) and 60655 (2.9 mi).

Is 60456 a PO Box ZIP code?

60456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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