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60901

ZIP 60901 is Kankakee, Illinois, in Kankakee County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kankakee
Metro area
Kankakee, IL
Population
33,128
Coordinates
41.1094, -87.9028
☼ Live from 60901 — Kankakee, IL

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Where 60901 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 60901
  • 🔢 Type 60901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 60901 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60827 (Riverdale, IL, 40 mi away) and 60910 (Aroma Park, IL, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60901 becomes 10906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00916, 00961, 01069, 01096, 01609, 01906, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09601 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,683 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯568 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60901 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 92.10°E — 1,201 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 08m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 13m.
  • 📏 At 97.3 square miles of land, 60901 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,128This ZIP33,128
Households12,813This ZIP12,813
Housing units15,065This ZIP15,065
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$58,309This ZIP$58,309Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$151,200This ZIP$151,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,045This ZIP$1,045Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.9%This ZIP15.9%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density340.4 / sq miThis ZIP340.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments741This ZIP741
Employees12,016This ZIP12,016
Annual payroll$705,267,000This ZIP$705,267,000
Tax returns filed14,880This ZIP14,880
Total adjusted gross income$870,976,000This ZIP$870,976,000

Land area

Land area97.31 sq miThis ZIP97.31 sq mi
Water area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi

Other place names in 60901

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

ZIP codes near 60901

ZIPCityDistance
60915 Bradley, IL 3.4 mi
60914 Bourbonnais, IL 5.5 mi
60910 Aroma Park, IL 6.1 mi
60922 Chebanse, IL 6.9 mi
60913 Bonfield, IL 8.7 mi
60950 Manteno, IL 10.0 mi
60964 Saint Anne, IL 10.1 mi
60941 Herscher, IL 10.7 mi
60927 Clifton, IL 12.4 mi
60969 Union Hill, IL 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60901?

60901 is in Kankakee, Illinois, in Kankakee County, part of the Kankakee, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1094, -87.9028.

What county is 60901 in?

60901 lies in Kankakee County.

What area code is 60901?

Kankakee uses area codes 815 and 779, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60901 in?

60901 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60901?

About 33,128 people live in ZIP code 60901, in 12,813 households, at 340.4 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 60901?

$58,309 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60901?

The closest are 60915 (3.4 mi), 60914 (5.5 mi), 60910 (6.1 mi), 60922 (6.9 mi) and 60913 (8.7 mi).

Is 60901 a PO Box ZIP code?

60901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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