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Where 60604 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 60604 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hOgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,604 = 2 × 2 × 109 × 139. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110010111100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60603 (Chicago, IL, 0 mi away) and 60605 (Chicago, IL, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60604 becomes 40606, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00646, 00664, 04066, 04606, 04660, 06064, …). The farthest-flung twin is 00664 in Jayuya, PR, 2,051 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 60604 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 0.077 square miles of land, 60604 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 37 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 616This ZIP616 |
|---|---|
| Households | 389This ZIP389 |
| Housing units | 611This ZIP611 |
| Median age | 53.8This ZIP53.8Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $81,658This ZIP$81,658Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $597,100This ZIP$597,100Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $2,412This ZIP$2,412Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 95.4%This ZIP95.4% |
| Mean commute | 29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min |
| Population density | 8,000.0 / sq miThis ZIP8,000.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 984This ZIP984 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 41,171This ZIP41,171 |
| Annual payroll | $4,655,318,000This ZIP$4,655,318,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 570This ZIP570 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $278,808,000This ZIP$278,808,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 60604
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60604
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60603 | Chicago, IL | 0.2 mi |
60602 | Chicago, IL | 0.3 mi |
60689 | Chicago, IL | 0.4 mi |
60695 | Chicago, IL | 0.4 mi |
60686 | Chicago, IL | 0.5 mi |
60606 | Chicago, IL | 0.5 mi |
60601 | Chicago, IL | 0.6 mi |
60661 | Chicago, IL | 0.8 mi |
60605 | Chicago, IL | 0.9 mi |
60654 | Chicago, IL | 1.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60604?
60604 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8781, -87.6291.
What county is 60604 in?
60604 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60604?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60604 in?
60604 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60604?
About 616 people live in ZIP code 60604, in 389 households, at 8,000.0 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 60604?
$81,658 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60604?
The closest are 60603 (0.2 mi), 60602 (0.3 mi), 60689 (0.4 mi), 60695 (0.4 mi) and 60686 (0.5 mi).
Is 60604 a PO Box ZIP code?
60604 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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