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60712

ZIP 60712 is Lincolnwood, Illinois, in Cook County; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Cook
Population
13,112
Coordinates
42.0054, -87.7330
☼ Live from 60712 — Lincolnwood, IL

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Where 60712 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.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60712
  • 🔢 Type 60712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 7589. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110100101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60707 (Elmwood Park, IL, 7 mi away) and 60714 (Niles, IL, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60712 becomes 21706, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01267, 02176, 02671, 02761, 06127, 06712, …). The farthest-flung twin is 02671 in West Harwich, MA, 906 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯585 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60712 and you would come out at 42.01°S, 92.27°E — 1,173 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 60712 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,112This ZIP13,112
Households4,621This ZIP4,621
Housing units4,955This ZIP4,955
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$109,731This ZIP$109,731Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$496,400This ZIP$496,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$3,500+This ZIP$3,500+Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher56.5%This ZIP56.5%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density4,870.7 / sq miThis ZIP4,870.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments707This ZIP707
Employees10,293This ZIP10,293
Annual payroll$557,128,000This ZIP$557,128,000
Tax returns filed6,660This ZIP6,660
Total adjusted gross income$946,204,000This ZIP$946,204,000

Land area

Land area2.69 sq miThis ZIP2.69 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60712

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

ZIP codes near 60712

ZIPCityDistance
60646 Chicago, IL 1.7 mi
60659 Chicago, IL 1.7 mi
60645 Chicago, IL 2.0 mi
60076 Skokie, IL 2.0 mi
60077 Skokie, IL 2.4 mi
60630 Chicago, IL 2.6 mi
60625 Chicago, IL 2.8 mi
60202 Evanston, IL 2.9 mi
60203 Evanston, IL 3.1 mi
60204 Evanston, IL 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60712?

60712 is in Lincolnwood, Illinois, in Cook County, part of the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0054, -87.7330.

What county is 60712 in?

60712 lies in Cook County.

What time zone is 60712 in?

60712 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60712?

About 13,112 people live in ZIP code 60712, in 4,621 households, at 4,870.7 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 60712?

$109,731 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60712?

The closest are 60646 (1.7 mi), 60659 (1.7 mi), 60645 (2 mi), 60076 (2 mi) and 60077 (2.4 mi).

Is 60712 a PO Box ZIP code?

60712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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