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60479

ZIP 60479 is Verona, Illinois, in Grundy County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Grundy
Population
671
Coordinates
41.2324, -88.5264
☼ Live from 60479 — Verona, IL

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Where 60479 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60479
  • 🔢 Type 60479 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,479 = 197 × 307. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60478 (Country Club Hills, IL, 47 mi away) and 60480 (Willow Springs, IL, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60479 becomes 97406 — and that is a real ZIP code: Agness, OR, 1,814 miles away.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96407 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,119 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯536 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60479 and you would come out at 41.23°S, 91.47°E — 1,170 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 39.2 square miles of land, 60479 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population671This ZIP671
Households300This ZIP300
Housing units323This ZIP323
Median age49.8This ZIP49.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$105,000This ZIP$105,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$223,600This ZIP$223,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,074This ZIP$1,074Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.4%This ZIP23.4%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density17.1 / sq miThis ZIP17.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees29This ZIP29
Annual payroll$970,000This ZIP$970,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$30,667,000This ZIP$30,667,000

Land area

Land area39.21 sq miThis ZIP39.21 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 60479

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ZIP codes near 60479

ZIPCityDistance
60437 Kinsman, IL 5.4 mi
60444 Mazon, IL 6.5 mi
60470 Ransom, IL 7.4 mi
61360 Seneca, IL 7.9 mi
60450 Morris, IL 10.6 mi
60424 Gardner, IL 11.4 mi
60420 Dwight, IL 11.4 mi
61341 Marseilles, IL 12.0 mi
60416 Coal City, IL 13.3 mi
61313 Blackstone, IL 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60479?

60479 is in Verona, Illinois, in Grundy County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2324, -88.5264.

What county is 60479 in?

60479 lies in Grundy County.

What area code is 60479?

Verona uses area codes 779 and 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60479 in?

60479 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60479?

About 671 people live in ZIP code 60479, in 300 households, at 17.1 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 60479?

$105,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60479?

The closest are 60437 (5.4 mi), 60444 (6.5 mi), 60470 (7.4 mi), 61360 (7.9 mi) and 60450 (10.6 mi).

Is 60479 a PO Box ZIP code?

60479 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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