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60505

ZIP 60505 is in Aurora, Illinois, in Kane County; area codes 630 and 331; Central time. Aurora has 10 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kane
Population
57,199
Coordinates
41.7655, -88.2961
☼ Live from 60505 — Aurora, IL

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Where 60505 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 60505
  • 🔢 Type 60505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,505 = 5 × 12101. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60504 (Aurora, IL, 3 mi away) and 60506 (Aurora, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60505 becomes 50506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05056, 05065, 05650, 06505, 50056, 50065, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05650 in East Calais, VT, 819 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯554 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60505 and you would come out at 41.77°S, 91.70°E — 1,158 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 10.1 square miles of land, 60505 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population57,199This ZIP57,199
Households17,100This ZIP17,100
Housing units18,165This ZIP18,165
Median age31.2This ZIP31.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$73,284This ZIP$73,284Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$205,100This ZIP$205,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,316This ZIP$1,316Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density5,640.4 / sq miThis ZIP5,640.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments779This ZIP779
Employees9,186This ZIP9,186
Annual payroll$502,175,000This ZIP$502,175,000
Tax returns filed25,300This ZIP25,300
Total adjusted gross income$1,106,609,000This ZIP$1,106,609,000

Land area

Land area10.14 sq miThis ZIP10.14 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 60505

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ZIP codes near 60505

ZIPCityDistance
60507 Aurora, IL 1.3 mi
60568 Aurora, IL 1.3 mi
60572 Aurora, IL 1.3 mi
60502 Aurora, IL 2.4 mi
60519 Eola, IL 2.9 mi
60504 Aurora, IL 3.2 mi
60538 Montgomery, IL 3.4 mi
60506 Aurora, IL 3.9 mi
60542 North Aurora, IL 4.0 mi
60503 Aurora, IL 4.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60505?

60505 is in Aurora, Illinois, in Kane County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7655, -88.2961.

What county is 60505 in?

60505 lies in Kane County.

What area code is 60505?

Aurora uses area codes 630 and 331, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60505 in?

60505 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60505?

About 57,199 people live in ZIP code 60505, in 17,100 households, at 5,640.4 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 60505?

$73,284 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60505?

The closest are 60507 (1.3 mi), 60568 (1.3 mi), 60572 (1.3 mi), 60502 (2.4 mi) and 60519 (2.9 mi).

Is 60505 a PO Box ZIP code?

60505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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