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Where 60639 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 60639 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,639 = 3 × 17 × 29 × 41. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110011011111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60638 (Chicago, IL, 10 mi away) and 60640 (Chicago, IL, 6 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60639 becomes 93606 — and that is a real ZIP code: Biola, CA, 1,749 miles away.
- 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (30669, 36069, 36609, 39066, 60693, 60936, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96306 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,317 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
- 🎯583 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60639 and you would come out at 41.92°S, 92.24°E — 1,176 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 07m.
- 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 60639 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 84,240This ZIP84,240 |
|---|---|
| Households | 26,518This ZIP26,518 |
| Housing units | 28,389This ZIP28,389 |
| Median age | 36.1This ZIP36.1Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $61,089This ZIP$61,089Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $309,900This ZIP$309,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,270This ZIP$1,270Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.3%This ZIP16.3% |
| Mean commute | 36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min |
| Population density | 16,977.0 / sq miThis ZIP16,977.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,214This ZIP1,214 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 15,433This ZIP15,433 |
| Annual payroll | $874,461,000This ZIP$874,461,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 37,020This ZIP37,020 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,579,274,000This ZIP$1,579,274,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 4.96 sq miThis ZIP4.96 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 60639
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60639
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60651 | Chicago, IL | 1.5 mi |
60641 | Chicago, IL | 1.9 mi |
60302 | Oak Park, IL | 2.5 mi |
60707 | Elmwood Park, IL | 2.6 mi |
60647 | Chicago, IL | 2.8 mi |
60644 | Chicago, IL | 2.8 mi |
60303 | Oak Park, IL | 2.9 mi |
60301 | Oak Park, IL | 3.0 mi |
60634 | Chicago, IL | 3.1 mi |
60624 | Chicago, IL | 3.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60639?
60639 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9206, -87.7559.
What county is 60639 in?
60639 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60639?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60639 in?
60639 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60639?
About 84,240 people live in ZIP code 60639, in 26,518 households, at 16,977.0 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 60639?
$61,089 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60639?
The closest are 60651 (1.5 mi), 60641 (1.9 mi), 60302 (2.5 mi), 60707 (2.6 mi) and 60647 (2.8 mi).
Is 60639 a PO Box ZIP code?
60639 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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