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Where 60609 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 60609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,609 = 3 × 89 × 227. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110011000001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60608 (Chicago, IL, 2 mi away) and 60610 (Chicago, IL, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60609 becomes 90606 — and that is a real ZIP code: Whittier, CA, 1,734 miles away.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00669, 00966, 06069, 06096, 06906, 09066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09606 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,778 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯587 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60609 and you would come out at 41.81°S, 92.34°E — 1,184 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 7.8 square miles of land, 60609 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 62,028This ZIP62,028 |
|---|---|
| Households | 22,884This ZIP22,884 |
| Housing units | 25,849This ZIP25,849 |
| Median age | 36.2This ZIP36.2Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $58,896This ZIP$58,896Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $268,300This ZIP$268,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,099This ZIP$1,099Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.1%This ZIP20.1% |
| Mean commute | 32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min |
| Population density | 8,003.6 / sq miThis ZIP8,003.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,034This ZIP1,034 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 18,440This ZIP18,440 |
| Annual payroll | $1,127,132,000This ZIP$1,127,132,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 23,560This ZIP23,560 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,168,892,000This ZIP$1,168,892,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 7.75 sq miThis ZIP7.75 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi |
Other place names in 60609
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60609
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60454 | Oak Lawn, IL | 1.6 mi |
60499 | Bedford Park, IL | 1.6 mi |
60664 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60668 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60669 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60670 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60673 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60674 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60675 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60677 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60609?
60609 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8127, -87.6569.
What county is 60609 in?
60609 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60609?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60609 in?
60609 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60609?
About 62,028 people live in ZIP code 60609, in 22,884 households, at 8,003.6 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 60609?
$58,896 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60609?
The closest are 60454 (1.6 mi), 60499 (1.6 mi), 60664 (1.6 mi), 60668 (1.6 mi) and 60669 (1.6 mi).
Is 60609 a PO Box ZIP code?
60609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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