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60520

ZIP 60520 is Hinckley, Illinois, in DeKalb County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Population
2,979
Coordinates
41.7873, -88.6675
☼ Live from 60520 — Hinckley, IL

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Where 60520 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 60520
  • 🔢 Type 60520 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,520 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 89. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60519 (Eola, IL, 22 mi away) and 60521 (Hinsdale, IL, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60520 becomes 02506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00652, 02056, 02065, 02650, 05062, 05260, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00652 in Garrochales, PR, 2,070 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯535 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60520 and you would come out at 41.79°S, 91.33°E — 1,142 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 45.0 square miles of land, 60520 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,979This ZIP2,979
Households1,123This ZIP1,123
Housing units1,169This ZIP1,169
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$98,958This ZIP$98,958Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$320,500This ZIP$320,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,340This ZIP$1,340Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density66.1 / sq miThis ZIP66.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments64This ZIP64
Employees391This ZIP391
Annual payroll$17,627,000This ZIP$17,627,000
Tax returns filed1,420This ZIP1,420
Total adjusted gross income$115,151,000This ZIP$115,151,000

Land area

Land area45.04 sq miThis ZIP45.04 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 60520

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

ZIP codes near 60520

ZIPCityDistance
60556 Waterman, IL 5.6 mi
60511 Big Rock, IL 6.3 mi
60144 Kaneville, IL 8.3 mi
60552 Somonauk, IL 8.6 mi
60115 Dekalb, IL 9.2 mi
60112 Cortland, IL 9.5 mi
60548 Sandwich, IL 9.7 mi
60545 Plano, IL 10.0 mi
60151 Maple Park, IL 10.2 mi
60119 Elburn, IL 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60520?

60520 is in Hinckley, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7873, -88.6675.

What county is 60520 in?

60520 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 60520?

Hinckley uses area codes 779 and 815, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60520 in?

60520 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60520?

About 2,979 people live in ZIP code 60520, in 1,123 households, at 66.1 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 60520?

$98,958 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60520?

The closest are 60556 (5.6 mi), 60511 (6.3 mi), 60144 (8.3 mi), 60552 (8.6 mi) and 60115 (9.2 mi).

Is 60520 a PO Box ZIP code?

60520 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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