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60461

ZIP 60461 is Olympia Fields, Illinois, in Cook County; area code 708; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
4,761
Coordinates
41.5214, -87.6869
☼ Live from 60461 — Olympia Fields, IL

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Where 60461 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 60461
  • 🔢 Type 60461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,461 = 103 × 587. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60460 (Odell, IL, 57 mi away) and 60462 (Orland Park, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60461 becomes 16406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Conneautville, PA, 378 miles away.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04616, 06146, 06416, 06461, 06614, 10466, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04616 in Brooklin, ME, 986 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯582 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60461 and you would come out at 41.52°S, 92.31°E — 1,194 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 3.4 square miles of land, 60461 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,761This ZIP4,761
Households1,964This ZIP1,964
Housing units2,194This ZIP2,194
Median age47.0This ZIP47.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$124,417This ZIP$124,417Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$328,000This ZIP$328,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.8%This ZIP50.8%
Mean commute42.5 minThis ZIP42.5 min
Population density1,414.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,414.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees3,726This ZIP3,726
Annual payroll$212,965,000This ZIP$212,965,000
Tax returns filed2,490This ZIP2,490
Total adjusted gross income$251,756,000This ZIP$251,756,000

Land area

Land area3.37 sq miThis ZIP3.37 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60461

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ZIP codes near 60461

ZIPCityDistance
60422 Flossmoor, IL 1.2 mi
60430 Homewood, IL 2.8 mi
60412 Chicago Heights, IL 2.9 mi
60466 Park Forest, IL 2.9 mi
60478 Country Club Hills, IL 3.4 mi
60443 Matteson, IL 3.5 mi
60471 Richton Park, IL 3.6 mi
60429 Hazel Crest, IL 3.6 mi
60425 Glenwood, IL 4.2 mi
60475 Steger, IL 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60461?

60461 is in Olympia Fields, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5214, -87.6869.

What county is 60461 in?

60461 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60461?

Olympia Fields uses area code 708, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60461 in?

60461 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60461?

About 4,761 people live in ZIP code 60461, in 1,964 households, at 1,414.0 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 60461?

$124,417 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60461?

The closest are 60422 (1.2 mi), 60430 (2.8 mi), 60412 (2.9 mi), 60466 (2.9 mi) and 60478 (3.4 mi).

Is 60461 a PO Box ZIP code?

60461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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