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60476

ZIP 60476 is Thornton, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 708 and 464; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
1,940
Coordinates
41.5695, -87.6017
☼ Live from 60476 — Thornton, IL

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Where 60476 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60476
  • 🔢 Type 60476 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,476 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 1163. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60475 (Steger, IL, 7 mi away) and 60477 (Tinley Park, IL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60476 becomes 67406, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04667, 04676, 04766, 06467, 07646, 46067, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04667 in Perry, ME, 1,055 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯587 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60476 and you would come out at 41.57°S, 92.40°E — 1,196 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 3.3 square miles of land, 60476 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,940This ZIP1,940
Households819This ZIP819
Housing units891This ZIP891
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$59,647This ZIP$59,647Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$155,100This ZIP$155,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,107This ZIP$1,107Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density585.9 / sq miThis ZIP585.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees780This ZIP780
Annual payroll$70,579,000This ZIP$70,579,000
Tax returns filed1,200This ZIP1,200
Total adjusted gross income$69,990,000This ZIP$69,990,000

Land area

Land area3.31 sq miThis ZIP3.31 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 60476

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ZIP codes near 60476

ZIPCityDistance
60425 Glenwood, IL 1.9 mi
60473 South Holland, IL 1.9 mi
60438 Lansing, IL 2.7 mi
60430 Homewood, IL 3.3 mi
60426 Harvey, IL 3.9 mi
60409 Calumet City, IL 4.0 mi
60419 Dolton, IL 4.0 mi
60429 Hazel Crest, IL 4.3 mi
60411 Chicago Heights, IL 4.3 mi
60412 Chicago Heights, IL 4.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60476?

60476 is in Thornton, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5695, -87.6017.

What county is 60476 in?

60476 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60476?

Thornton uses area codes 708 and 464, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60476 in?

60476 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60476?

About 1,940 people live in ZIP code 60476, in 819 households, at 585.9 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 60476?

$59,647 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60476?

The closest are 60425 (1.9 mi), 60473 (1.9 mi), 60438 (2.7 mi), 60430 (3.3 mi) and 60426 (3.9 mi).

Is 60476 a PO Box ZIP code?

60476 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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