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60518

ZIP 60518 is Earlville, Illinois, mostly in LaSalle County; area code 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
LaSalle +2 more
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
3,289
Coordinates
41.5988, -88.9197
☼ Live from 60518 — Earlville, IL

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Where 60518 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 60518
  • 🔢 Type 60518 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BISOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,518 = 2 × 30259. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60517 (Woodridge, IL, 46 mi away) and 60519 (Eola, IL, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60518 becomes 81506 — and that is a real ZIP code: Grand Junction, CO, 1,046 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01568, 01586, 01865, 05681, 05861, 06518, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85601 in Arivaca, AZ, 1,417 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯520 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60518 and you would come out at 41.60°S, 91.08°E — 1,139 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 132.6 square miles of land, 60518 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,289This ZIP3,289
Households1,465This ZIP1,465
Housing units1,519This ZIP1,519
Median age41.9This ZIP41.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$69,980This ZIP$69,980Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$165,500This ZIP$165,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,003This ZIP$1,003Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.0%This ZIP16.0%
Mean commute35.6 minThis ZIP35.6 min
Population density24.8 / sq miThis ZIP24.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees210This ZIP210
Annual payroll$9,899,000This ZIP$9,899,000
Tax returns filed1,610This ZIP1,610
Total adjusted gross income$113,220,000This ZIP$113,220,000

Land area

Land area132.64 sq miThis ZIP132.64 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 60518 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
LaSalle County 66.2%
DeKalb County 25.1%
Lee County 8.7%

Other place names in 60518

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ZIP codes near 60518

ZIPCityDistance
60531 Leland, IL 7.0 mi
61353 Paw Paw, IL 8.2 mi
61371 Triumph, IL 8.6 mi
61342 Mendota, IL 9.3 mi
61318 Compton, IL 11.3 mi
60549 Serena, IL 11.4 mi
60552 Somonauk, IL 12.0 mi
61372 Troy Grove, IL 12.5 mi
60550 Shabbona, IL 12.8 mi
60551 Sheridan, IL 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60518?

60518 is in Earlville, Illinois, in LaSalle County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5988, -88.9197.

What county is 60518 in?

60518 spans 3 counties: LaSalle County, DeKalb County and Lee County. Most of it falls in LaSalle 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 60518?

Earlville uses area code 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60518 in?

60518 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60518?

About 3,289 people live in ZIP code 60518, in 1,465 households, at 24.8 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 60518?

$69,980 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60518?

The closest are 60531 (7 mi), 61353 (8.2 mi), 61371 (8.6 mi), 61342 (9.3 mi) and 61318 (11.3 mi).

Is 60518 a PO Box ZIP code?

60518 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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