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60917

ZIP 60917 is Buckingham, Illinois, mostly in Kankakee County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kankakee +2 more
Metro area
Kankakee, IL
Population
449
Coordinates
41.0471, -88.1974
☼ Live from 60917 — Buckingham, IL

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Where 60917 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 60917
  • 🔢 Type 60917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 60917 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110110111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60915 (Bradley, IL, 19 mi away) and 60918 (Buckley, IL, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60917 becomes 71906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 42 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06791, 07961, 09176, 09716, 10976, 17069, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09176 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,446 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯552 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60917 and you would come out at 41.05°S, 91.80°E — 1,191 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 36.3 square miles of land, 60917 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population449This ZIP449
Households172This ZIP172
Housing units176This ZIP176
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,441This ZIP$75,441Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$194,600This ZIP$194,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,313This ZIP$1,313Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density12.4 / sq miThis ZIP12.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Tax returns filed240This ZIP240
Total adjusted gross income$20,247,000This ZIP$20,247,000

Land area

Land area36.26 sq miThis ZIP36.26 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 60917 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kankakee County 79.5%
Livingston County 16.3%
Ford County 4.2%

Other place names in 60917

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ZIP codes near 60917

ZIPCityDistance
60961 Reddick, IL 4.5 mi
60919 Cabery, IL 4.6 mi
60969 Union Hill, IL 5.1 mi
60920 Campus, IL 5.7 mi
60941 Herscher, IL 5.8 mi
60935 Essex, IL 8.6 mi
60946 Kempton, IL 9.3 mi
60934 Emington, IL 9.9 mi
60913 Bonfield, IL 9.9 mi
60474 South Wilmington, IL 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60917?

60917 is in Buckingham, Illinois, in Kankakee County, part of the Kankakee, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0471, -88.1974.

What county is 60917 in?

60917 spans 3 counties: Kankakee County, Livingston County and Ford County. Most of it falls in Kankakee County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 60917?

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

What time zone is 60917 in?

60917 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60917?

About 449 people live in ZIP code 60917, in 172 households, at 12.4 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 60917?

$75,441 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60917?

The closest are 60961 (4.5 mi), 60919 (4.6 mi), 60969 (5.1 mi), 60920 (5.7 mi) and 60941 (5.8 mi).

Is 60917 a PO Box ZIP code?

60917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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