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60550

ZIP 60550 is Shabbona, Illinois, in DeKalb County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Population
941
Coordinates
41.7822, -88.8814
☼ Live from 60550 — Shabbona, IL

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Where 60550 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60550
  • 🔢 Type 60550 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,550 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 7 × 173. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110010000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60549 (Serena, IL, 21 mi away) and 60551 (Sheridan, IL, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60550 becomes 05506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05056, 05065, 05650, 06505, 50056, 50065, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05650 in East Calais, VT, 848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯525 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60550 and you would come out at 41.78°S, 91.12°E — 1,133 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 41.4 square miles of land, 60550 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population941This ZIP941
Households400This ZIP400
Housing units472This ZIP472
Median age48.3This ZIP48.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$81,574This ZIP$81,574Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$223,000This ZIP$223,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$878This ZIP$878Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density22.7 / sq miThis ZIP22.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees260This ZIP260
Annual payroll$10,369,000This ZIP$10,369,000
Tax returns filed580This ZIP580
Total adjusted gross income$48,680,000This ZIP$48,680,000

Land area

Land area41.37 sq miThis ZIP41.37 sq mi
Water area0.56 sq miThis ZIP0.56 sq mi

Other place names in 60550

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 60550

ZIPCityDistance
60530 Lee, IL 3.8 mi
60556 Waterman, IL 5.8 mi
61353 Paw Paw, IL 7.8 mi
60553 Steward, IL 8.7 mi
60150 Malta, IL 9.2 mi
60115 Dekalb, IL 10.3 mi
60520 Hinckley, IL 11.0 mi
60113 Creston, IL 11.1 mi
61318 Compton, IL 11.3 mi
60552 Somonauk, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60550?

60550 is in Shabbona, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7822, -88.8814.

What county is 60550 in?

60550 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 60550?

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

What time zone is 60550 in?

60550 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60550?

About 941 people live in ZIP code 60550, in 400 households, at 22.7 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 60550?

$81,574 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60550?

The closest are 60530 (3.8 mi), 60556 (5.8 mi), 61353 (7.8 mi), 60553 (8.7 mi) and 60150 (9.2 mi).

Is 60550 a PO Box ZIP code?

60550 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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