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Where 60649 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 60649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 60649 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110110011101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60647 (Chicago, IL, 13 mi away) and 60651 (Chicago, IL, 14 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60649 becomes 94606 — and that is a real ZIP code: Oakland, CA, 1,850 miles away.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04669, 04966, 06469, 09646, 46069, 46960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09646 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,259 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 60649 and you would come out at 41.76°S, 92.44°E — 1,190 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 3.6 square miles of land, 60649 is bigger than 16% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.7 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 48,056This ZIP48,056 |
|---|---|
| Households | 24,166This ZIP24,166 |
| Housing units | 27,851This ZIP27,851 |
| Median age | 41.2This ZIP41.2Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $44,175This ZIP$44,175Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $213,200This ZIP$213,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,107This ZIP$1,107Illinois$1,274US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 25.3%This ZIP25.3% |
| Mean commute | 36.3 minThis ZIP36.3 min |
| Population density | 13,275.1 / sq miThis ZIP13,275.1 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 351This ZIP351 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 4,778This ZIP4,778 |
| Annual payroll | $231,687,000This ZIP$231,687,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 16,880This ZIP16,880 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $770,388,000This ZIP$770,388,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 3.62 sq miThis ZIP3.62 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 2.18 sq miThis ZIP2.18 sq mi |
Other place names in 60649
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60649
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60619 | Chicago, IL | 2.7 mi |
60637 | Chicago, IL | 2.8 mi |
60617 | Chicago, IL | 3.1 mi |
60615 | Chicago, IL | 3.7 mi |
60621 | Chicago, IL | 4.4 mi |
60653 | Chicago, IL | 4.9 mi |
60620 | Chicago, IL | 5.1 mi |
60628 | Chicago, IL | 5.7 mi |
60636 | Chicago, IL | 5.9 mi |
46394 | Whiting, IN | 6.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60649?
60649 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.7593, -87.5570.
What county is 60649 in?
60649 lies in Cook County.
What area code is 60649?
Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60649 in?
60649 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60649?
About 48,056 people live in ZIP code 60649, in 24,166 households, at 13,275.1 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 60649?
$44,175 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60649?
The closest are 60619 (2.7 mi), 60637 (2.8 mi), 60617 (3.1 mi), 60615 (3.7 mi) and 60621 (4.4 mi).
Is 60649 a PO Box ZIP code?
60649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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