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Where 60640 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 60640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 379. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110011100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60639 (Chicago, IL, 6 mi away) and 60641 (Chicago, IL, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60640 becomes 04606 — and that is a real ZIP code: Addison, ME, 1,017 miles away.
- 👥 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, 2,057 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 75% 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 60640 and you would come out at 41.97°S, 92.34°E — 1,178 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 2.4 square miles of land, 60640 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 65,445This ZIP65,445 |
|---|---|
| Households | 37,848This ZIP37,848 |
| Housing units | 41,362This ZIP41,362 |
| Median age | 38.2This ZIP38.2Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $73,254This ZIP$73,254Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $370,300This ZIP$370,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,413This ZIP$1,413Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 62.9%This ZIP62.9% |
| Mean commute | 35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min |
| Population density | 27,719.2 / sq miThis ZIP27,719.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 1,545This ZIP1,545 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 17,714This ZIP17,714 |
| Annual payroll | $897,965,000This ZIP$897,965,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 34,930This ZIP34,930 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $3,379,798,000This ZIP$3,379,798,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 2.36 sq miThis ZIP2.36 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.25 sq miThis ZIP0.25 sq mi |
Other place names in 60640
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60640
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60613 | Chicago, IL | 1.3 mi |
60660 | Chicago, IL | 1.3 mi |
60625 | Chicago, IL | 1.9 mi |
60657 | Chicago, IL | 2.4 mi |
60626 | Chicago, IL | 2.5 mi |
60659 | Chicago, IL | 2.5 mi |
60618 | Chicago, IL | 2.7 mi |
60645 | Chicago, IL | 3.0 mi |
60614 | Chicago, IL | 3.6 mi |
60202 | Evanston, IL | 4.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60640?
60640 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.9729, -87.6626.
What county is 60640 in?
60640 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60640?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60640 in?
60640 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60640?
About 65,445 people live in ZIP code 60640, in 37,848 households, at 27,719.2 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 60640?
$73,254 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60640?
The closest are 60613 (1.3 mi), 60660 (1.3 mi), 60625 (1.9 mi), 60657 (2.4 mi) and 60626 (2.5 mi).
Is 60640 a PO Box ZIP code?
60640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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