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60551

ZIP 60551 is Sheridan, Illinois, in LaSalle County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
LaSalle
Metro area
Ottawa, IL
Population
5,058
Coordinates
41.5253, -88.6877
☼ Live from 60551 — Sheridan, IL

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Where 60551 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 60551
  • 🔢 Type 60551 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,551 = 151 × 401. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60550 (Shabbona, IL, 20 mi away) and 60552 (Somonauk, IL, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60551 becomes 15506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01655, 05156, 05651, 06155, 06515, 15056, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01655 in Worcester, MA, 863 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 71% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯531 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60551 and you would come out at 41.53°S, 91.31°E — 1,151 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 59.3 square miles of land, 60551 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,058This ZIP5,058
Households1,546This ZIP1,546
Housing units1,574This ZIP1,574
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$86,786This ZIP$86,786Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$301,600This ZIP$301,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,021This ZIP$1,021Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute41.1 minThis ZIP41.1 min
Population density85.3 / sq miThis ZIP85.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees381This ZIP381
Annual payroll$19,559,000This ZIP$19,559,000
Tax returns filed1,720This ZIP1,720
Total adjusted gross income$137,772,000This ZIP$137,772,000

Land area

Land area59.31 sq miThis ZIP59.31 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi

Other place names in 60551

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

ZIP codes near 60551

ZIPCityDistance
60549 Serena, IL 3.1 mi
60537 Millington, IL 5.0 mi
60557 Wedron, IL 6.9 mi
60541 Newark, IL 8.1 mi
60531 Leland, IL 8.3 mi
60536 Millbrook, IL 8.6 mi
60548 Sandwich, IL 9.0 mi
60552 Somonauk, IL 9.8 mi
61341 Marseilles, IL 12.0 mi
60518 Earlville, IL 13.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60551?

60551 is in Sheridan, Illinois, in LaSalle County, part of the Ottawa, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.5253, -88.6877.

What county is 60551 in?

60551 lies in LaSalle County.

What area code is 60551?

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

What time zone is 60551 in?

60551 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60551?

About 5,058 people live in ZIP code 60551, in 1,546 households, at 85.3 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 60551?

$86,786 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60551?

The closest are 60549 (3.1 mi), 60537 (5 mi), 60557 (6.9 mi), 60541 (8.1 mi) and 60531 (8.3 mi).

Is 60551 a PO Box ZIP code?

60551 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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