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60601

ZIP 60601 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 773, 312 and 872; Central time. Chicago has 84 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
15,235
Coordinates
41.8852, -87.6215
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Where 60601 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 60601
  • 🔢 Type 60601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 60601 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 13, a total 1,179 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110010111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60599 (Fox Valley, IL, 24 mi away) and 60602 (Chicago, IL, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60601 becomes 10606 — and that is a real ZIP code: White Plains, NY, 719 miles away.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00616, 01066, 01606, 06016, 06061, 06106, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00616 in Bajadero, PR, 2,036 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯590 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60601 and you would come out at 41.89°S, 92.38°E — 1,183 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 14m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 0.389 square miles of land, 60601 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 188 football fields.
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People and housing

Population15,235This ZIP15,235
Households9,631This ZIP9,631
Housing units10,971This ZIP10,971
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$121,458This ZIP$121,458Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$526,200This ZIP$526,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,535This ZIP$2,535Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher83.9%This ZIP83.9%
Mean commute27.1 minThis ZIP27.1 min
Population density39,164.5 / sq miThis ZIP39,164.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments2,224This ZIP2,224
Employees83,170This ZIP83,170
Annual payroll$11,475,310,000This ZIP$11,475,310,000
Tax returns filed9,120This ZIP9,120
Total adjusted gross income$2,674,276,000This ZIP$2,674,276,000

Land area

Land area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 60601

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

ZIP codes near 60601

ZIPCityDistance
60602 Chicago, IL 0.4 mi
60603 Chicago, IL 0.5 mi
60695 Chicago, IL 0.5 mi
60604 Chicago, IL 0.6 mi
60611 Chicago, IL 0.7 mi
60606 Chicago, IL 0.9 mi
60654 Chicago, IL 0.9 mi
60689 Chicago, IL 1.0 mi
60686 Chicago, IL 1.1 mi
60661 Chicago, IL 1.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60601?

60601 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8852, -87.6215.

What county is 60601 in?

60601 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60601?

Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60601 in?

60601 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60601?

About 15,235 people live in ZIP code 60601, in 9,631 households, at 39,164.5 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 60601?

$121,458 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60601?

The closest are 60602 (0.4 mi), 60603 (0.5 mi), 60695 (0.5 mi), 60604 (0.6 mi) and 60611 (0.7 mi).

Is 60601 a PO Box ZIP code?

60601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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