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60940

ZIP 60940 is Grant Park, Illinois, mostly in Kankakee County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kankakee +1 more
Metro area
Kankakee, IL
Population
3,322
Coordinates
41.2498, -87.6429
☼ Live from 60940 — Grant Park, IL

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Where 60940 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 60940
  • 🔢 Type 60940 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,940 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 11 × 277. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60939 (Goodwine, IL, 48 mi away) and 60941 (Herscher, IL, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60940 becomes 04906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00694, 04069, 04096, 04609, 06094, 06409, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09604 in APO AE, a military post office, 7,044 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 69% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯582 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60940 and you would come out at 41.25°S, 92.36°E — 1,206 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 09m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 12m.
  • 📏 At 76.7 square miles of land, 60940 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,322This ZIP3,322
Households1,095This ZIP1,095
Housing units1,136This ZIP1,136
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$97,361This ZIP$97,361Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$271,900This ZIP$271,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,210This ZIP$1,210Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.7%This ZIP17.7%
Mean commute31.8 minThis ZIP31.8 min
Population density43.3 / sq miThis ZIP43.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees434This ZIP434
Annual payroll$19,211,000This ZIP$19,211,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$124,809,000This ZIP$124,809,000

Land area

Land area76.74 sq miThis ZIP76.74 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 60940 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kankakee County 97.6%
Will County 2.4%

Other place names in 60940

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ZIP codes near 60940

ZIPCityDistance
60401 Beecher, IL 6.9 mi
60954 Momence, IL 7.1 mi
46376 Schneider, IN 9.8 mi
60468 Peotone, IL 10.5 mi
46356 Lowell, IN 11.8 mi
46303 Cedar Lake, IN 12.1 mi
60914 Bourbonnais, IL 12.2 mi
60950 Manteno, IL 12.5 mi
60417 Crete, IL 12.6 mi
46379 Sumava Resorts, IN 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60940?

60940 is in Grant Park, Illinois, in Kankakee County, part of the Kankakee, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.2498, -87.6429.

What county is 60940 in?

60940 spans 2 counties: Kankakee County and Will 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 60940?

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

What time zone is 60940 in?

60940 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60940?

About 3,322 people live in ZIP code 60940, in 1,095 households, at 43.3 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 60940?

$97,361 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60940?

The closest are 60401 (6.9 mi), 60954 (7.1 mi), 46376 (9.8 mi), 60468 (10.5 mi) and 46356 (11.8 mi).

Is 60940 a PO Box ZIP code?

60940 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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