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60661

ZIP 60661 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County; area codes 773, 312 and 872; Central time. Chicago has 84 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
11,398
Coordinates
41.8830, -87.6441
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Where 60661 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60661
  • 🔢 Type 60661 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IggOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 60661 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110011110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60660 (Chicago, IL, 8 mi away) and 60664 (Chicago, IL, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60661 becomes 16606, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16066, 16660, 60616, 61606, 66016, 66061, …). The farthest-flung twin is 16660 in Mc Connellstown, PA, 514 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 74% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯588 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60661 and you would come out at 41.88°S, 92.36°E — 1,182 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 08m.
  • 📏 At 0.306 square miles of land, 60661 is bigger than 4% of ZIP codes — about 148 football fields.
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People and housing

Population11,398This ZIP11,398
Households7,788This ZIP7,788
Housing units8,202This ZIP8,202
Median age32.2This ZIP32.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$125,741This ZIP$125,741Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$392,900This ZIP$392,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,306This ZIP$2,306Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher87.3%This ZIP87.3%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density37,248.4 / sq miThis ZIP37,248.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,083This ZIP1,083
Employees64,670This ZIP64,670
Annual payroll$9,150,514,000This ZIP$9,150,514,000
Tax returns filed6,910This ZIP6,910
Total adjusted gross income$1,101,225,000This ZIP$1,101,225,000

Land area

Land area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60661

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 60661

ZIPCityDistance
60606 Chicago, IL 0.4 mi
60686 Chicago, IL 0.6 mi
60695 Chicago, IL 0.6 mi
60689 Chicago, IL 0.7 mi
60654 Chicago, IL 0.7 mi
60602 Chicago, IL 0.8 mi
60607 Chicago, IL 0.8 mi
60604 Chicago, IL 0.8 mi
60603 Chicago, IL 0.9 mi
60601 Chicago, IL 1.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60661?

60661 is in Chicago, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.8830, -87.6441.

What county is 60661 in?

60661 lies in Cook County.

What area code is 60661?

Chicago uses area codes 773, 312 and 872, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60661 in?

60661 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60661?

About 11,398 people live in ZIP code 60661, in 7,788 households, at 37,248.4 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 60661?

$125,741 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60661?

The closest are 60606 (0.4 mi), 60686 (0.6 mi), 60695 (0.6 mi), 60689 (0.7 mi) and 60654 (0.7 mi).

Is 60661 a PO Box ZIP code?

60661 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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