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Where 60616 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 60616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7577. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110011001000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60615 (Chicago, IL, 3 mi away) and 60617 (Chicago, IL, 10 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60616 becomes 61606 — and that is a real ZIP code: Peoria, IL, 130 miles away.
- 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16066, 16660, 60661, 61606, 66016, 66061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16660 in Mc Connellstown, PA, 512 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 60616 and you would come out at 41.84°S, 92.38°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 3.8 square miles of land, 60616 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.9 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 54,308This ZIP54,308 |
|---|---|
| Households | 25,623This ZIP25,623 |
| Housing units | 27,235This ZIP27,235 |
| Median age | 37.9This ZIP37.9Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,819This ZIP$73,819Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $387,200This ZIP$387,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,342This ZIP$1,342Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 50.8%This ZIP50.8% |
| Mean commute | 28.4 minThis ZIP28.4 min |
| Population density | 14,291.6 / sq miThis ZIP14,291.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,347This ZIP1,347 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 24,459This ZIP24,459 |
| Annual payroll | $1,474,336,000This ZIP$1,474,336,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 23,760This ZIP23,760 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,957,332,000This ZIP$1,957,332,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.80 sq miThis ZIP3.80 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi |
Other place names in 60616
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60616
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60666 | Chicago, IL | 1.4 mi |
60693 | Chicago, IL | 1.4 mi |
60605 | Chicago, IL | 1.6 mi |
60653 | Chicago, IL | 2.0 mi |
60689 | Chicago, IL | 2.1 mi |
60686 | Chicago, IL | 2.2 mi |
60604 | Chicago, IL | 2.3 mi |
60608 | Chicago, IL | 2.4 mi |
60603 | Chicago, IL | 2.5 mi |
60607 | Chicago, IL | 2.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60616?
60616 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8449, -87.6240.
What county is 60616 in?
60616 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60616?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60616 in?
60616 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60616?
About 54,308 people live in ZIP code 60616, in 25,623 households, at 14,291.6 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 60616?
$73,819 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60616?
The closest are 60666 (1.4 mi), 60693 (1.4 mi), 60605 (1.6 mi), 60653 (2 mi) and 60689 (2.1 mi).
Is 60616 a PO Box ZIP code?
60616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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