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60491

ZIP 60491 is Homer Glen, Illinois, in Will County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Will
Population
22,757
Coordinates
41.6027, -87.9626
☼ Live from 60491 — Homer Glen, IL

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Where 60491 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60491
  • 🔢 Type 60491 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IGhOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,491 = 241 × 251. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60490 (Bolingbrook, IL, 11 mi away) and 60499 (Bedford Park, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60491 becomes 19406 — and that is a real ZIP code: King Of Prussia, PA, 665 miles away.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,113 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯569 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60491 and you would come out at 41.60°S, 92.04°E — 1,179 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 25.6 square miles of land, 60491 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population22,757This ZIP22,757
Households7,648This ZIP7,648
Housing units7,954This ZIP7,954
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$138,571This ZIP$138,571Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$424,700This ZIP$424,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,823This ZIP$1,823Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.4%This ZIP39.4%
Mean commute35.0 minThis ZIP35.0 min
Population density889.2 / sq miThis ZIP889.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments636This ZIP636
Employees5,694This ZIP5,694
Annual payroll$293,151,000This ZIP$293,151,000
Tax returns filed11,690This ZIP11,690
Total adjusted gross income$1,488,216,000This ZIP$1,488,216,000

Land area

Land area25.59 sq miThis ZIP25.59 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 60491

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ZIP codes near 60491

ZIPCityDistance
60467 Orland Park, IL 3.9 mi
60441 Lockport, IL 4.6 mi
60439 Lemont, IL 5.2 mi
60432 Joliet, IL 5.6 mi
60448 Mokena, IL 5.8 mi
60462 Orland Park, IL 6.5 mi
60451 New Lenox, IL 6.5 mi
60464 Palos Park, IL 6.8 mi
60487 Tinley Park, IL 7.3 mi
60446 Romeoville, IL 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60491?

60491 is in Homer Glen, Illinois, in Will County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6027, -87.9626.

What county is 60491 in?

60491 lies in Will County.

What time zone is 60491 in?

60491 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60491?

About 22,757 people live in ZIP code 60491, in 7,648 households, at 889.2 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 60491?

$138,571 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60491?

The closest are 60467 (3.9 mi), 60441 (4.6 mi), 60439 (5.2 mi), 60432 (5.6 mi) and 60448 (5.8 mi).

Is 60491 a PO Box ZIP code?

60491 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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