Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 60617 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 60617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 60617 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110011001001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60616 (Chicago, IL, 10 mi away) and 60618 (Chicago, IL, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60617 becomes 71606, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06167, 06176, 06716, 07661, 16670, 17066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 70661 in Starks, LA, 855 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 73% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
- 🎯591 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60617 and you would come out at 41.71°S, 92.44°E — 1,192 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 12m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 09m.
- 📏 At 13.7 square miles of land, 60617 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 74,790This ZIP74,790 |
|---|---|
| Households | 29,620This ZIP29,620 |
| Housing units | 34,317This ZIP34,317 |
| Median age | 40.2This ZIP40.2Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,778This ZIP$51,778Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $180,700This ZIP$180,700Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,046This ZIP$1,046Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 20.6%This ZIP20.6% |
| Mean commute | 37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min |
| Population density | 5,469.9 / sq miThis ZIP5,469.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 768This ZIP768 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9,915This ZIP9,915 |
| Annual payroll | $561,175,000This ZIP$561,175,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 32,590This ZIP32,590 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,575,477,000This ZIP$1,575,477,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 13.67 sq miThis ZIP13.67 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.59 sq miThis ZIP0.59 sq mi |
Other place names in 60617
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60617
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60649 | Chicago, IL | 3.1 mi |
60619 | Chicago, IL | 3.2 mi |
60633 | Chicago, IL | 3.5 mi |
60628 | Chicago, IL | 3.6 mi |
46394 | Whiting, IN | 3.6 mi |
60637 | Chicago, IL | 5.3 mi |
60620 | Chicago, IL | 5.3 mi |
46327 | Hammond, IN | 5.4 mi |
60643 | Chicago, IL | 5.6 mi |
60827 | Riverdale, IL | 6.0 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 60617 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60617?
60617 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7144, -87.5558.
What county is 60617 in?
60617 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60617?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60617 in?
60617 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60617?
About 74,790 people live in ZIP code 60617, in 29,620 households, at 5,469.9 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 60617?
$51,778 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60617?
The closest are 60649 (3.1 mi), 60619 (3.2 mi), 60633 (3.5 mi), 60628 (3.6 mi) and 46394 (3.6 mi).
Is 60617 a PO Box ZIP code?
60617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “60617 ZIP Code — Chicago, Illinois (Cook County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/60617
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/60617.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.