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60548

ZIP 60548 is Sandwich, Illinois, mostly in DeKalb County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb +2 more
Population
11,721
Coordinates
41.6487, -88.6347
☼ Live from 60548 — Sandwich, IL

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Where 60548 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 60548
  • 🔢 Type 60548 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,548 = 2 × 2 × 15137. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110010000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60546 (Riverside, IL, 44 mi away) and 60549 (Serena, IL, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60548 becomes 84506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 66 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04568, 04658, 04685, 04856, 04865, 05468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86405 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,476 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 72% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯535 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60548 and you would come out at 41.65°S, 91.37°E — 1,149 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 41.4 square miles of land, 60548 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,721This ZIP11,721
Households4,548This ZIP4,548
Housing units4,842This ZIP4,842
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$82,957This ZIP$82,957Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$262,100This ZIP$262,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,045This ZIP$1,045Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density283.3 / sq miThis ZIP283.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments244This ZIP244
Employees2,448This ZIP2,448
Annual payroll$117,146,000This ZIP$117,146,000
Tax returns filed5,900This ZIP5,900
Total adjusted gross income$424,707,000This ZIP$424,707,000

Land area

Land area41.38 sq miThis ZIP41.38 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 60548 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
DeKalb County 54.1%
LaSalle County 33.9%
Kendall County 12.0%

Other place names in 60548

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ZIP codes near 60548

ZIPCityDistance
60552 Somonauk, IL 3.9 mi
60536 Millbrook, IL 5.5 mi
60545 Plano, IL 5.5 mi
60537 Millington, IL 6.3 mi
60531 Leland, IL 8.1 mi
60511 Big Rock, IL 8.7 mi
60551 Sheridan, IL 9.0 mi
60520 Hinckley, IL 9.7 mi
60556 Waterman, IL 10.6 mi
60512 Bristol, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60548?

60548 is in Sandwich, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.6487, -88.6347.

What county is 60548 in?

60548 spans 3 counties: DeKalb County, LaSalle County and Kendall County. Most of it falls in DeKalb 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 60548?

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

What time zone is 60548 in?

60548 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60548?

About 11,721 people live in ZIP code 60548, in 4,548 households, at 283.3 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 60548?

$82,957 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60548?

The closest are 60552 (3.9 mi), 60536 (5.5 mi), 60545 (5.5 mi), 60537 (6.3 mi) and 60531 (8.1 mi).

Is 60548 a PO Box ZIP code?

60548 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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