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60501

ZIP 60501 is Summit Argo, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
11,432
Coordinates
41.7792, -87.8234
☼ Live from 60501 — Summit Argo, IL

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Where 60501 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 60501
  • 🔢 Type 60501 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,501 = 3 × 7 × 43 × 67. Its digits add up to 12, a total 940 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60499 (Bedford Park, IL, 7 mi away) and 60502 (Aurora, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60501 becomes 10506 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bedford, NY, 735 miles away.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01056, 01506, 01560, 01605, 05061, 05601, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01560 in South Grafton, MA, 829 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯578 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60501 and you would come out at 41.78°S, 92.18°E — 1,178 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 13m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 08m.
  • 📏 At 4.4 square miles of land, 60501 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,432This ZIP11,432
Households3,911This ZIP3,911
Housing units4,270This ZIP4,270
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$63,244This ZIP$63,244Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$234,300This ZIP$234,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,142This ZIP$1,142Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.6%This ZIP14.6%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density2,624.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,624.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments247This ZIP247
Employees4,212This ZIP4,212
Annual payroll$287,288,000This ZIP$287,288,000
Tax returns filed5,180This ZIP5,180
Total adjusted gross income$237,689,000This ZIP$237,689,000

Land area

Land area4.36 sq miThis ZIP4.36 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 60501

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

ZIP codes near 60501

ZIPCityDistance
60458 Justice, IL 1.8 mi
60525 La Grange, IL 2.2 mi
60534 Lyons, IL 2.3 mi
60638 Chicago, IL 2.7 mi
60455 Bridgeview, IL 2.8 mi
60513 Brookfield, IL 3.4 mi
60459 Burbank, IL 3.7 mi
60457 Hickory Hills, IL 3.8 mi
60546 Riverside, IL 4.1 mi
60402 Berwyn, IL 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60501?

60501 is in Summit Argo, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7792, -87.8234.

What county is 60501 in?

60501 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60501 in?

60501 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60501?

About 11,432 people live in ZIP code 60501, in 3,911 households, at 2,624.4 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 60501?

$63,244 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60501?

The closest are 60458 (1.8 mi), 60525 (2.2 mi), 60534 (2.3 mi), 60638 (2.7 mi) and 60455 (2.8 mi).

Is 60501 a PO Box ZIP code?

60501 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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