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60530

ZIP 60530 is Lee, Illinois, mostly in Lee County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Lee +1 more
Metro area
Dixon, IL
Population
992
Coordinates
41.7971, -88.9524
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Where 60530 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60530
  • 🔢 Type 60530 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OESOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,530 = 2 × 5 × 6053. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60527 (Willowbrook, IL, 53 mi away) and 60531 (Leland, IL, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60530 becomes 03506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00653, 03605, 05036, 05360, 05603, 06035, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00653 in Guanica, PR, 2,096 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯521 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60530 and you would come out at 41.80°S, 91.05°E — 1,129 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 27.9 square miles of land, 60530 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population992This ZIP992
Households270This ZIP270
Housing units275This ZIP275
Median age34.1This ZIP34.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$96,250This ZIP$96,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$264,500This ZIP$264,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,188This ZIP$1,188Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.5%This ZIP29.5%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density35.5 / sq miThis ZIP35.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees38This ZIP38
Annual payroll$1,434,000This ZIP$1,434,000
Tax returns filed320This ZIP320
Total adjusted gross income$28,121,000This ZIP$28,121,000

Land area

Land area27.92 sq miThis ZIP27.92 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 60530 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Lee County 68.4%
DeKalb County 31.6%

Other place names in 60530

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ZIP codes near 60530

ZIPCityDistance
60550 Shabbona, IL 3.8 mi
60553 Steward, IL 4.9 mi
61353 Paw Paw, IL 6.7 mi
60150 Malta, IL 8.6 mi
61318 Compton, IL 8.8 mi
60113 Creston, IL 9.3 mi
60556 Waterman, IL 9.6 mi
61378 West Brooklyn, IL 11.7 mi
61068 Rochelle, IL 12.1 mi
60115 Dekalb, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60530?

60530 is in Lee, Illinois, in Lee County, part of the Dixon, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7971, -88.9524.

What county is 60530 in?

60530 spans 2 counties: Lee County and DeKalb County. Most of it falls in Lee 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 60530?

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

What time zone is 60530 in?

60530 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60530?

About 992 people live in ZIP code 60530, in 270 households, at 35.5 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 60530?

$96,250 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60530?

The closest are 60550 (3.8 mi), 60553 (4.9 mi), 61353 (6.7 mi), 60150 (8.6 mi) and 61318 (8.8 mi).

Is 60530 a PO Box ZIP code?

60530 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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