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60549

ZIP 60549 is Serena, Illinois, in LaSalle County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
LaSalle
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
784
Coordinates
41.5025, -88.7396
☼ Live from 60549 — Serena, IL

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Where 60549 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60549
  • 🔢 Type 60549 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,549 = 3 × 20183. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60548 (Sandwich, IL, 11 mi away) and 60550 (Shabbona, IL, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60549 becomes 94506 — and that is a real ZIP code: Danville, CA, 1,771 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04956, 04965, 05469, 05649, 06459, 06495, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96450 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,129 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯528 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60549 and you would come out at 41.50°S, 91.26°E — 1,150 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 23.8 square miles of land, 60549 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population784This ZIP784
Households254This ZIP254
Housing units280This ZIP280
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$108,417This ZIP$108,417Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$305,500This ZIP$305,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,069This ZIP$1,069Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.9%This ZIP26.9%
Mean commute40.8 minThis ZIP40.8 min
Population density33.0 / sq miThis ZIP33.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees39This ZIP39
Annual payroll$3,404,000This ZIP$3,404,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$32,286,000This ZIP$32,286,000

Land area

Land area23.76 sq miThis ZIP23.76 sq mi
Water area0.18 sq miThis ZIP0.18 sq mi

Other place names in 60549

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ZIP codes near 60549

ZIPCityDistance
60551 Sheridan, IL 3.1 mi
60557 Wedron, IL 4.2 mi
60537 Millington, IL 8.1 mi
60531 Leland, IL 8.4 mi
61341 Marseilles, IL 10.7 mi
60541 Newark, IL 10.7 mi
61350 Ottawa, IL 11.1 mi
60518 Earlville, IL 11.4 mi
60548 Sandwich, IL 11.5 mi
60552 Somonauk, IL 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60549?

60549 is in Serena, Illinois, in LaSalle County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5025, -88.7396.

What county is 60549 in?

60549 lies in LaSalle County.

What area code is 60549?

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

What time zone is 60549 in?

60549 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60549?

About 784 people live in ZIP code 60549, in 254 households, at 33.0 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 60549?

$108,417 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60549?

The closest are 60551 (3.1 mi), 60557 (4.2 mi), 60537 (8.1 mi), 60531 (8.4 mi) and 61341 (10.7 mi).

Is 60549 a PO Box ZIP code?

60549 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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