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60561

ZIP 60561 is Darien, Illinois, in DuPage County; area codes 630 and 331; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
DuPage
Population
23,069
Coordinates
41.7457, -87.9815
☼ Live from 60561 — Darien, IL

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Where 60561 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 60561
  • 🔢 Type 60561 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgSOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,561 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 2243. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110010010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60560 (Yorkville, IL, 25 mi away) and 60563 (Naperville, IL, 12 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60561 becomes 16506 — and that is a real ZIP code: Erie, PA, 403 miles away.
  • 👥 37 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01566, 05661, 06156, 06516, 06615, 10566, …). The farthest-flung twin is 01566 in Sturbridge, MA, 817 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯570 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60561 and you would come out at 41.75°S, 92.02°E — 1,173 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 6.6 square miles of land, 60561 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population23,069This ZIP23,069
Households9,193This ZIP9,193
Housing units9,408This ZIP9,408
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$112,549This ZIP$112,549Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$404,300This ZIP$404,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,853This ZIP$1,853Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.9%This ZIP51.9%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density3,470.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,470.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments607This ZIP607
Employees4,699This ZIP4,699
Annual payroll$234,158,000This ZIP$234,158,000
Tax returns filed12,330This ZIP12,330
Total adjusted gross income$1,344,454,000This ZIP$1,344,454,000

Land area

Land area6.65 sq miThis ZIP6.65 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 60561

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

ZIP codes near 60561

ZIPCityDistance
60516 Downers Grove, IL 2.0 mi
60527 Willowbrook, IL 2.7 mi
60517 Woodridge, IL 3.2 mi
60559 Westmont, IL 3.4 mi
60514 Clarendon Hills, IL 3.6 mi
60521 Hinsdale, IL 4.7 mi
60439 Lemont, IL 4.8 mi
60515 Downers Grove, IL 5.0 mi
60480 Willow Springs, IL 5.5 mi
60558 Western Springs, IL 5.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60561?

60561 is in Darien, Illinois, in DuPage County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7457, -87.9815.

What county is 60561 in?

60561 lies in DuPage County.

What area code is 60561?

Darien uses area codes 630 and 331, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60561 in?

60561 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60561?

About 23,069 people live in ZIP code 60561, in 9,193 households, at 3,470.6 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 60561?

$112,549 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60561?

The closest are 60516 (2 mi), 60527 (2.7 mi), 60517 (3.2 mi), 60559 (3.4 mi) and 60514 (3.6 mi).

Is 60561 a PO Box ZIP code?

60561 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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