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60471

ZIP 60471 is Richton Park, Illinois, mostly in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook +1 more
Population
12,848
Coordinates
41.4794, -87.7292
☼ Live from 60471 — Richton Park, IL

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Where 60471 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 60471
  • 🔢 Type 60471 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,471 = 3 × 3 × 6719. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60470 (Ransom, IL, 52 mi away) and 60472 (Robbins, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60471 becomes 17406 — and that is a real ZIP code: York, PA, 589 miles away.
  • 👥 72 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01467, 01746, 04617, 04671, 04761, 06147, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04671 in Robbinston, ME, 1,061 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯580 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60471 and you would come out at 41.48°S, 92.27°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 4.0 square miles of land, 60471 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,848This ZIP12,848
Households5,597This ZIP5,597
Housing units5,888This ZIP5,888
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$64,494This ZIP$64,494Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$222,000This ZIP$222,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,307This ZIP$1,307Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.0%This ZIP29.0%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density3,237.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,237.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments134This ZIP134
Employees1,435This ZIP1,435
Annual payroll$52,930,000This ZIP$52,930,000
Tax returns filed6,170This ZIP6,170
Total adjusted gross income$327,744,000This ZIP$327,744,000

Land area

Land area3.97 sq miThis ZIP3.97 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 60471 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Cook County 95.5%
Will County 4.5%

Other place names in 60471

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ZIP codes near 60471

ZIPCityDistance
60443 Matteson, IL 1.9 mi
60466 Park Forest, IL 2.3 mi
60484 University Park, IL 2.7 mi
60461 Olympia Fields, IL 3.6 mi
60422 Flossmoor, IL 4.7 mi
60449 Monee, IL 5.0 mi
60478 Country Club Hills, IL 5.2 mi
60412 Chicago Heights, IL 5.2 mi
60475 Steger, IL 5.3 mi
60423 Frankfort, IL 5.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60471?

60471 is in Richton Park, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.4794, -87.7292.

What county is 60471 in?

60471 spans 2 counties: Cook County and Will County. Most of it falls in Cook 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 time zone is 60471 in?

60471 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60471?

About 12,848 people live in ZIP code 60471, in 5,597 households, at 3,237.1 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 60471?

$64,494 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60471?

The closest are 60443 (1.9 mi), 60466 (2.3 mi), 60484 (2.7 mi), 60461 (3.6 mi) and 60422 (4.7 mi).

Is 60471 a PO Box ZIP code?

60471 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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