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Where 60603 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.
- 🔢 Type 60603 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EOgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,603 = 3 × 20201. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110010111011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60602 (Chicago, IL, 0 mi away) and 60604 (Chicago, IL, 0 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60603 becomes 30606 — and that is a real ZIP code: Athens, GA, 594 miles away.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00636, 06063, 06360, 30066, 30606, 30660, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00636 in Rosario, PR, 2,037 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯589 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60603 and you would come out at 41.88°S, 92.37°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 08m.
- 📏 At 0.119 square miles of land, 60603 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 58 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,298This ZIP1,298 |
|---|---|
| Households | 783This ZIP783 |
| Housing units | 1,032This ZIP1,032 |
| Median age | 33.1This ZIP33.1Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $133,545This ZIP$133,545Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $633,900This ZIP$633,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,207This ZIP$2,207Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 94.8%This ZIP94.8% |
| Mean commute | 21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min |
| Population density | 10,907.6 / sq miThis ZIP10,907.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,363This ZIP1,363 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 60,606This ZIP60,606 |
| Annual payroll | $8,741,257,000This ZIP$8,741,257,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 970This ZIP970 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $540,284,000This ZIP$540,284,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 60603
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60603
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60604 | Chicago, IL | 0.2 mi |
60602 | Chicago, IL | 0.2 mi |
60695 | Chicago, IL | 0.3 mi |
60601 | Chicago, IL | 0.5 mi |
60606 | Chicago, IL | 0.5 mi |
60689 | Chicago, IL | 0.6 mi |
60686 | Chicago, IL | 0.6 mi |
60661 | Chicago, IL | 0.9 mi |
60654 | Chicago, IL | 0.9 mi |
60605 | Chicago, IL | 1.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60603?
60603 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8803, -87.6274.
What county is 60603 in?
60603 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60603?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60603 in?
60603 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60603?
About 1,298 people live in ZIP code 60603, in 783 households, at 10,907.6 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 60603?
$133,545 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60603?
The closest are 60604 (0.2 mi), 60602 (0.2 mi), 60695 (0.3 mi), 60601 (0.5 mi) and 60606 (0.5 mi).
Is 60603 a PO Box ZIP code?
60603 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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