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60538

ZIP 60538 is Montgomery, Illinois, mostly in Kendall County; area codes 630 and 331; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kendall +1 more
Population
30,514
Coordinates
41.7275, -88.3369
☼ Live from 60538 — Montgomery, IL

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Where 60538 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 60538
  • 🔢 Type 60538 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BESOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,538 = 2 × 30269. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60537 (Millington, IL, 18 mi away) and 60539 (Mooseheart, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60538 becomes 83506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03586, 03856, 03865, 05836, 05863, 06385, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85360 in Wikieup, AZ, 1,452 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯551 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60538 and you would come out at 41.73°S, 91.66°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 09m.
  • 📏 At 9.7 square miles of land, 60538 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,514This ZIP30,514
Households10,175This ZIP10,175
Housing units10,708This ZIP10,708
Median age35.9This ZIP35.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$97,131This ZIP$97,131Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$267,300This ZIP$267,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,858This ZIP$1,858Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density3,151.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,151.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments450This ZIP450
Employees6,776This ZIP6,776
Annual payroll$390,928,000This ZIP$390,928,000
Tax returns filed14,610This ZIP14,610
Total adjusted gross income$972,682,000This ZIP$972,682,000

Land area

Land area9.68 sq miThis ZIP9.68 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

Counties 60538 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kendall County 53.7%
Kane County 46.3%

Other place names in 60538

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

ZIP codes near 60538

ZIPCityDistance
60507 Aurora, IL 2.4 mi
60568 Aurora, IL 2.4 mi
60572 Aurora, IL 2.4 mi
60506 Aurora, IL 2.8 mi
60505 Aurora, IL 3.4 mi
60543 Oswego, IL 4.2 mi
60503 Aurora, IL 4.3 mi
60504 Aurora, IL 5.1 mi
60512 Bristol, IL 5.6 mi
60542 North Aurora, IL 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60538?

60538 is in Montgomery, Illinois, in Kendall County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7275, -88.3369.

What county is 60538 in?

60538 spans 2 counties: Kendall County and Kane County. Most of it falls in Kendall 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 60538?

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

What time zone is 60538 in?

60538 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60538?

About 30,514 people live in ZIP code 60538, in 10,175 households, at 3,151.3 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 60538?

$97,131 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60538?

The closest are 60507 (2.4 mi), 60568 (2.4 mi), 60572 (2.4 mi), 60506 (2.8 mi) and 60505 (3.4 mi).

Is 60538 a PO Box ZIP code?

60538 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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