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60542

ZIP 60542 is North Aurora, Illinois, in Kane County; area codes 630 and 331; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kane
Population
18,932
Coordinates
41.8087, -88.3484
☼ Live from 60542 — North Aurora, IL

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Where 60542 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60542
  • 🔢 Type 60542 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,542 = 2 × 30271. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60541 (Newark, IL, 23 mi away) and 60543 (Oswego, IL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60542 becomes 24506 — and that is a real ZIP code: Lynchburg, VA, 576 miles away.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02456, 02465, 02564, 02645, 04256, 04265, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04652 in Lubec, ME, 1,087 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯552 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60542 and you would come out at 41.81°S, 91.65°E — 1,155 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 9.5 square miles of land, 60542 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,932This ZIP18,932
Households7,154This ZIP7,154
Housing units7,350This ZIP7,350
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$114,831This ZIP$114,831Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$342,400This ZIP$342,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,504This ZIP$1,504Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%This ZIP40.7%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density1,998.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,998.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments393This ZIP393
Employees7,142This ZIP7,142
Annual payroll$361,145,000This ZIP$361,145,000
Tax returns filed9,580This ZIP9,580
Total adjusted gross income$862,787,000This ZIP$862,787,000

Land area

Land area9.47 sq miThis ZIP9.47 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Other place names in 60542

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ZIP codes near 60542

ZIPCityDistance
60539 Mooseheart, IL 1.3 mi
60510 Batavia, IL 3.1 mi
60507 Aurora, IL 3.6 mi
60568 Aurora, IL 3.6 mi
60572 Aurora, IL 3.6 mi
60506 Aurora, IL 3.6 mi
60505 Aurora, IL 4.0 mi
60502 Aurora, IL 4.8 mi
60134 Geneva, IL 4.8 mi
60538 Montgomery, IL 5.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60542?

60542 is in North Aurora, Illinois, in Kane County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8087, -88.3484.

What county is 60542 in?

60542 lies in Kane County.

What area code is 60542?

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

What time zone is 60542 in?

60542 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60542?

About 18,932 people live in ZIP code 60542, in 7,154 households, at 1,998.9 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 60542?

$114,831 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60542?

The closest are 60539 (1.3 mi), 60510 (3.1 mi), 60507 (3.6 mi), 60568 (3.6 mi) and 60572 (3.6 mi).

Is 60542 a PO Box ZIP code?

60542 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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