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60472

ZIP 60472 is Robbins, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
4,563
Coordinates
41.6431, -87.7081
☼ Live from 60472 — Robbins, IL

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Where 60472 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 60472
  • 🔢 Type 60472 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,472 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7559. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60471 (Richton Park, IL, 11 mi away) and 60473 (South Holland, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60472 becomes 27406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Greensboro, NC, 578 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02467, 02476, 02647, 02746, 02764, 04267, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04762 in New Sweden, ME, 1,033 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% 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 60472 and you would come out at 41.64°S, 92.29°E — 1,188 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 1.7 square miles of land, 60472 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,563This ZIP4,563
Households1,585This ZIP1,585
Housing units2,000This ZIP2,000
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$40,668This ZIP$40,668Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$121,300This ZIP$121,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,553This ZIP$1,553Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%This ZIP13.8%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density2,700.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,700.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees217This ZIP217
Annual payroll$10,601,000This ZIP$10,601,000
Tax returns filed1,580This ZIP1,580
Total adjusted gross income$55,227,000This ZIP$55,227,000

Land area

Land area1.69 sq miThis ZIP1.69 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 60472

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 60472

ZIPCityDistance
60469 Posen, IL 1.5 mi
60406 Blue Island, IL 1.6 mi
60418 Crestwood, IL 1.7 mi
60445 Midlothian, IL 1.7 mi
60803 Alsip, IL 2.6 mi
60428 Markham, IL 3.1 mi
60452 Oak Forest, IL 3.3 mi
60655 Chicago, IL 3.6 mi
60426 Harvey, IL 3.6 mi
60827 Riverdale, IL 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60472?

60472 is in Robbins, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6431, -87.7081.

What county is 60472 in?

60472 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60472 in?

60472 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60472?

About 4,563 people live in ZIP code 60472, in 1,585 households, at 2,700.0 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 60472?

$40,668 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60472?

The closest are 60469 (1.5 mi), 60406 (1.6 mi), 60418 (1.7 mi), 60445 (1.7 mi) and 60803 (2.6 mi).

Is 60472 a PO Box ZIP code?

60472 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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