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60470

ZIP 60470 is Ransom, Illinois, mostly in LaSalle County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
LaSalle +2 more
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
358
Coordinates
41.1659, -88.6387
☼ Live from 60470 — Ransom, IL

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Where 60470 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 60470
  • 🔢 Type 60470 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,470 = 2 × 5 × 6047. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60469 (Posen, IL, 59 mi away) and 60471 (Richton Park, IL, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60470 becomes 07406, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00647, 00674, 04076, 04607, 04760, 06074, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00647 in Ensenada, PR, 2,054 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯530 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60470 and you would come out at 41.17°S, 91.36°E — 1,168 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 42.9 square miles of land, 60470 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 33 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population358This ZIP358
Households148This ZIP148
Housing units173This ZIP173
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,000This ZIP$85,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$131,300This ZIP$131,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$775This ZIP$775Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density8.3 / sq miThis ZIP8.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$2,891,000This ZIP$2,891,000
Tax returns filed280This ZIP280
Total adjusted gross income$22,181,000This ZIP$22,181,000

Land area

Land area42.90 sq miThis ZIP42.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 60470 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
LaSalle County 91.7%
Livingston County 4.4%
Grundy County 4.0%

Other place names in 60470

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ZIP codes near 60470

ZIPCityDistance
60437 Kinsman, IL 4.3 mi
61313 Blackstone, IL 6.7 mi
60479 Verona, IL 7.4 mi
61325 Grand Ridge, IL 10.1 mi
61364 Streator, IL 11.3 mi
61319 Cornell, IL 11.7 mi
61360 Seneca, IL 11.7 mi
60420 Dwight, IL 12.6 mi
60460 Odell, IL 12.7 mi
61341 Marseilles, IL 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60470?

60470 is in Ransom, Illinois, in LaSalle County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1659, -88.6387.

What county is 60470 in?

60470 spans 3 counties: LaSalle County, Livingston County and Grundy County. Most of it falls in LaSalle County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 60470?

Ransom uses area code 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60470 in?

60470 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60470?

About 358 people live in ZIP code 60470, in 148 households, at 8.3 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 60470?

$85,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60470?

The closest are 60437 (4.3 mi), 61313 (6.7 mi), 60479 (7.4 mi), 61325 (10.1 mi) and 61364 (11.3 mi).

Is 60470 a PO Box ZIP code?

60470 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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