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60543

ZIP 60543 is Oswego, Illinois, mostly in Kendall County; area codes 331 and 630; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kendall +2 more
Population
43,047
Coordinates
41.6683, -88.3229
☼ Live from 60543 — Oswego, IL

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Where 60543 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 60543
  • 🔢 Type 60543 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,543 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 31 × 31. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110001111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60542 (North Aurora, IL, 10 mi away) and 60544 (Plainfield, IL, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60543 becomes 34506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 65 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03456, 03465, 04563, 04635, 04653, 05346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 04653 in Bass Harbor, ME, 1,024 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% 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 60543 and you would come out at 41.67°S, 91.68°E — 1,161 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
  • 📏 At 41.9 square miles of land, 60543 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population43,047This ZIP43,047
Households14,469This ZIP14,469
Housing units14,666This ZIP14,666
Median age39.0This ZIP39.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$119,371This ZIP$119,371Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$343,800This ZIP$343,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,616This ZIP$1,616Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.7%This ZIP42.7%
Mean commute31.0 minThis ZIP31.0 min
Population density1,026.2 / sq miThis ZIP1,026.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments956This ZIP956
Employees9,938This ZIP9,938
Annual payroll$417,477,000This ZIP$417,477,000
Tax returns filed19,920This ZIP19,920
Total adjusted gross income$1,892,353,000This ZIP$1,892,353,000

Land area

Land area41.95 sq miThis ZIP41.95 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Counties 60543 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kendall County 99.2%
Will County 0.6%
Kane County 0.2%

Other place names in 60543

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ZIP codes near 60543

ZIPCityDistance
60538 Montgomery, IL 4.2 mi
60503 Aurora, IL 4.3 mi
60585 Plainfield, IL 5.1 mi
60507 Aurora, IL 6.4 mi
60568 Aurora, IL 6.4 mi
60572 Aurora, IL 6.4 mi
60512 Bristol, IL 6.5 mi
60544 Plainfield, IL 6.6 mi
60506 Aurora, IL 6.8 mi
60504 Aurora, IL 6.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60543?

60543 is in Oswego, Illinois, in Kendall County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6683, -88.3229.

What county is 60543 in?

60543 spans 3 counties: Kendall County, Will 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 60543?

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

What time zone is 60543 in?

60543 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60543?

About 43,047 people live in ZIP code 60543, in 14,469 households, at 1,026.2 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 60543?

$119,371 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60543?

The closest are 60538 (4.2 mi), 60503 (4.3 mi), 60585 (5.1 mi), 60507 (6.4 mi) and 60568 (6.4 mi).

Is 60543 a PO Box ZIP code?

60543 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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