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60511

ZIP 60511 is Big Rock, Illinois, mostly in Kane County; area codes 630 and 331; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kane +1 more
Population
2,081
Coordinates
41.7590, -88.5520
☼ Live from 60511 — Big Rock, IL

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Where 60511 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60511
  • 🔢 Type 60511 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IISOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,511 = 11 × 5501. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60510 (Batavia, IL, 14 mi away) and 60512 (Bristol, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60511 becomes 11506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01516, 01561, 01615, 05161, 06115, 06151, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01561 in South Lancaster, MA, 864 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯541 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60511 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 91.45°E — 1,148 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 29.9 square miles of land, 60511 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,081This ZIP2,081
Households801This ZIP801
Housing units830This ZIP830
Median age49.3This ZIP49.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$158,625This ZIP$158,625Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$337,800This ZIP$337,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,653This ZIP$1,653Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density69.5 / sq miThis ZIP69.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees1,021This ZIP1,021
Annual payroll$60,555,000This ZIP$60,555,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$100,530,000This ZIP$100,530,000

Land area

Land area29.93 sq miThis ZIP29.93 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 60511 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kane County 96.2%
DeKalb County 3.8%

Other place names in 60511

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

ZIP codes near 60511

ZIPCityDistance
60554 Sugar Grove, IL 5.0 mi
60545 Plano, IL 5.5 mi
60144 Kaneville, IL 5.5 mi
60520 Hinckley, IL 6.3 mi
60512 Bristol, IL 7.0 mi
60119 Elburn, IL 7.5 mi
60548 Sandwich, IL 8.7 mi
60506 Aurora, IL 9.3 mi
60552 Somonauk, IL 10.2 mi
60542 North Aurora, IL 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60511?

60511 is in Big Rock, Illinois, in Kane County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7590, -88.5520.

What county is 60511 in?

60511 spans 2 counties: Kane County and DeKalb County. Most of it falls in Kane County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 60511?

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

What time zone is 60511 in?

60511 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60511?

About 2,081 people live in ZIP code 60511, in 801 households, at 69.5 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 60511?

$158,625 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60511?

The closest are 60554 (5 mi), 60545 (5.5 mi), 60144 (5.5 mi), 60520 (6.3 mi) and 60512 (7 mi).

Is 60511 a PO Box ZIP code?

60511 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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