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60474

ZIP 60474 is South Wilmington, Illinois, in Grundy County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grundy
Population
663
Coordinates
41.1856, -88.2752
☼ Live from 60474 — South Wilmington, IL

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Where 60474 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60474
  • 🔢 Type 60474 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,474 = 2 × 3 × 10079. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60473 (South Holland, IL, 45 mi away) and 60475 (Steger, IL, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60474 becomes 47406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bloomington, IN, 167 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04476, 04674, 04746, 04764, 06447, 06474, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04746 in Grand Isle, ME, 1,077 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯549 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60474 and you would come out at 41.19°S, 91.72°E — 1,182 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 5.4 square miles of land, 60474 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population663This ZIP663
Households308This ZIP308
Housing units330This ZIP330
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,500This ZIP$85,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$177,500This ZIP$177,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,358This ZIP$1,358Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute32.4 minThis ZIP32.4 min
Population density123.4 / sq miThis ZIP123.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees227This ZIP227
Annual payroll$12,731,000This ZIP$12,731,000

Land area

Land area5.37 sq miThis ZIP5.37 sq mi
Water area0.65 sq miThis ZIP0.65 sq mi

Other place names in 60474

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ZIP codes near 60474

ZIPCityDistance
60424 Gardner, IL 3.1 mi
60407 Braceville, IL 3.5 mi
60935 Essex, IL 5.3 mi
60961 Reddick, IL 5.9 mi
60408 Braidwood, IL 6.3 mi
60416 Coal City, IL 7.5 mi
60444 Mazon, IL 7.7 mi
60969 Union Hill, IL 8.3 mi
60420 Dwight, IL 10.2 mi
60917 Buckingham, IL 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60474?

60474 is in South Wilmington, Illinois, in Grundy County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1856, -88.2752.

What county is 60474 in?

60474 lies in Grundy County.

What area code is 60474?

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

What time zone is 60474 in?

60474 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60474?

About 663 people live in ZIP code 60474, in 308 households, at 123.4 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 60474?

$85,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60474?

The closest are 60424 (3.1 mi), 60407 (3.5 mi), 60935 (5.3 mi), 60961 (5.9 mi) and 60408 (6.3 mi).

Is 60474 a PO Box ZIP code?

60474 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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