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60936

ZIP 60936 is Gibson City, Illinois, mostly in Ford County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ford +2 more
Population
4,246
Coordinates
40.4647, -88.3631
☼ Live from 60936 — Gibson City, IL

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Where 60936 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 60936
  • 🔢 Type 60936 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,936 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 2539. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111000001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60935 (Essex, IL, 50 mi away) and 60938 (Gilman, IL, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60936 becomes 63906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (30669, 36069, 36609, 39066, 60639, 60693, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96306 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,379 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯541 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60936 and you would come out at 40.46°S, 91.64°E — 1,208 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 04m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 17m.
  • 📏 At 97.2 square miles of land, 60936 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 74 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,246This ZIP4,246
Households1,947This ZIP1,947
Housing units1,960This ZIP1,960
Median age44.0This ZIP44.0Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$51,323This ZIP$51,323Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$157,200This ZIP$157,200Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$945This ZIP$945Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%This ZIP16.7%
Mean commute17.8 minThis ZIP17.8 min
Population density43.7 / sq miThis ZIP43.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees2,421This ZIP2,421
Annual payroll$135,147,000This ZIP$135,147,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$154,300,000This ZIP$154,300,000

Land area

Land area97.18 sq miThis ZIP97.18 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 60936 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ford County 92.8%
McLean County 5.3%
Champaign County 1.8%

Other place names in 60936

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ZIP codes near 60936

ZIPCityDistance
60933 Elliott, IL 4.7 mi
61845 Foosland, IL 6.5 mi
61773 Sibley, IL 7.1 mi
61770 Saybrook, IL 8.0 mi
60952 Melvin, IL 9.0 mi
61720 Anchor, IL 9.4 mi
61843 Fisher, IL 10.2 mi
61840 Dewey, IL 11.9 mi
60957 Paxton, IL 12.0 mi
61731 Cropsey, IL 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60936?

60936 is in Gibson City, Illinois, in Ford County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4647, -88.3631.

What county is 60936 in?

60936 spans 3 counties: Ford County, McLean County and Champaign County. Most of it falls in Ford 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 60936?

Gibson City uses area code 217, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60936 in?

60936 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60936?

About 4,246 people live in ZIP code 60936, in 1,947 households, at 43.7 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 60936?

$51,323 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60936?

The closest are 60933 (4.7 mi), 61845 (6.5 mi), 61773 (7.1 mi), 61770 (8 mi) and 60952 (9 mi).

Is 60936 a PO Box ZIP code?

60936 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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