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60556

ZIP 60556 is Waterman, Illinois, in DeKalb County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DeKalb
Population
2,138
Coordinates
41.7629, -88.7711
☼ Live from 60556 — Waterman, IL

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Where 60556 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 60556
  • 🔢 Type 60556 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,556 = 2 × 2 × 15139. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110010001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60555 (Warrenville, IL, 30 mi away) and 60557 (Wedron, IL, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60556 becomes 65506, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (05656, 05665, 50566, 50665, 55066, 55606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 05665 in North Hyde Park, VT, 837 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
  • 🎯530 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60556 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 91.23°E — 1,138 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 52.4 square miles of land, 60556 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,138This ZIP2,138
Households719This ZIP719
Housing units742This ZIP742
Median age30.0This ZIP30.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$100,186This ZIP$100,186Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$234,800This ZIP$234,800Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$885This ZIP$885Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.6%This ZIP29.6%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density40.8 / sq miThis ZIP40.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments40This ZIP40
Employees375This ZIP375
Annual payroll$24,423,000This ZIP$24,423,000
Tax returns filed990This ZIP990
Total adjusted gross income$76,825,000This ZIP$76,825,000

Land area

Land area52.36 sq miThis ZIP52.36 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 60556

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ZIP codes near 60556

ZIPCityDistance
60520 Hinckley, IL 5.6 mi
60550 Shabbona, IL 5.8 mi
60552 Somonauk, IL 7.4 mi
60115 Dekalb, IL 9.6 mi
60530 Lee, IL 9.6 mi
60531 Leland, IL 10.0 mi
60548 Sandwich, IL 10.6 mi
60511 Big Rock, IL 11.3 mi
60112 Cortland, IL 11.9 mi
61353 Paw Paw, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60556?

60556 is in Waterman, Illinois, in DeKalb County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7629, -88.7711.

What county is 60556 in?

60556 lies in DeKalb County.

What area code is 60556?

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

What time zone is 60556 in?

60556 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60556?

About 2,138 people live in ZIP code 60556, in 719 households, at 40.8 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 60556?

$100,186 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60556?

The closest are 60520 (5.6 mi), 60550 (5.8 mi), 60552 (7.4 mi), 60115 (9.6 mi) and 60530 (9.6 mi).

Is 60556 a PO Box ZIP code?

60556 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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