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60541

ZIP 60541 is Newark, Illinois, mostly in Kendall County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kendall +2 more
Population
3,342
Coordinates
41.5133, -88.5324
☼ Live from 60541 — Newark, IL

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Where 60541 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 60541
  • 🔢 Type 60541 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,541 = 13 × 4657. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60540 (Naperville, IL, 27 mi away) and 60542 (North Aurora, IL, 23 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60541 becomes 14506 — and that is a real ZIP code: Mendon, NY, 573 miles away.
  • 👥 78 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01546, 01564, 05146, 05461, 05641, 06145, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01564 in Sterling, MA, 862 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯539 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60541 and you would come out at 41.51°S, 91.47°E — 1,158 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 11m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 10m.
  • 📏 At 83.1 square miles of land, 60541 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,342This ZIP3,342
Households1,106This ZIP1,106
Housing units1,181This ZIP1,181
Median age39.3This ZIP39.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$118,100This ZIP$118,100Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$314,300This ZIP$314,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,344This ZIP$1,344Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density40.2 / sq miThis ZIP40.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees367This ZIP367
Annual payroll$18,358,000This ZIP$18,358,000
Tax returns filed1,480This ZIP1,480
Total adjusted gross income$142,416,000This ZIP$142,416,000

Land area

Land area83.07 sq miThis ZIP83.07 sq mi
Water area0.36 sq miThis ZIP0.36 sq mi

Counties 60541 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kendall County 89.8%
Grundy County 9.3%
LaSalle County 0.9%

Other place names in 60541

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ZIP codes near 60541

ZIPCityDistance
60537 Millington, IL 4.9 mi
60536 Millbrook, IL 6.0 mi
60551 Sheridan, IL 8.1 mi
60560 Yorkville, IL 8.3 mi
60548 Sandwich, IL 10.7 mi
60549 Serena, IL 10.7 mi
60447 Minooka, IL 11.0 mi
60450 Morris, IL 11.1 mi
60545 Plano, IL 11.5 mi
61360 Seneca, IL 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60541?

60541 is in Newark, Illinois, in Kendall County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5133, -88.5324.

What county is 60541 in?

60541 spans 3 counties: Kendall County, Grundy County and LaSalle 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 60541?

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

What time zone is 60541 in?

60541 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60541?

About 3,342 people live in ZIP code 60541, in 1,106 households, at 40.2 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 60541?

$118,100 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60541?

The closest are 60537 (4.9 mi), 60536 (6 mi), 60551 (8.1 mi), 60560 (8.3 mi) and 60548 (10.7 mi).

Is 60541 a PO Box ZIP code?

60541 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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