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60941

ZIP 60941 is Herscher, Illinois, mostly in Kankakee County; area codes 815 and 779; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kankakee +2 more
Metro area
Kankakee, IL
Population
1,627
Coordinates
41.0387, -88.0859
☼ Live from 60941 — Herscher, IL

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Where 60941 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 60941
  • 🔢 Type 60941 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,941 = 149 × 409. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111000001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60940 (Grant Park, IL, 27 mi away) and 60942 (Hoopeston, IL, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60941 becomes 14906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01469, 04619, 04691, 04961, 06419, 06491, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96410 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,143 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 67% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯558 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60941 and you would come out at 41.04°S, 91.91°E — 1,196 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 51.5 square miles of land, 60941 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 39 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,627This ZIP1,627
Households642This ZIP642
Housing units700This ZIP700
Median age42.6This ZIP42.6Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$85,000This ZIP$85,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$205,900This ZIP$205,900Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.7%This ZIP30.7%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density31.6 / sq miThis ZIP31.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees387This ZIP387
Annual payroll$23,598,000This ZIP$23,598,000
Tax returns filed940This ZIP940
Total adjusted gross income$80,593,000This ZIP$80,593,000

Land area

Land area51.48 sq miThis ZIP51.48 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 60941 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kankakee County 84.4%
Iroquois County 11.7%
Ford County 3.9%

Other place names in 60941

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

ZIP codes near 60941

ZIPCityDistance
60917 Buckingham, IL 5.8 mi
60969 Union Hill, IL 6.0 mi
60913 Bonfield, IL 7.7 mi
60961 Reddick, IL 8.6 mi
60919 Cabery, IL 8.6 mi
60922 Chebanse, IL 8.9 mi
60927 Clifton, IL 9.1 mi
60935 Essex, IL 10.2 mi
60946 Kempton, IL 10.5 mi
60901 Kankakee, IL 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60941?

60941 is in Herscher, Illinois, in Kankakee County, part of the Kankakee, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.0387, -88.0859.

What county is 60941 in?

60941 spans 3 counties: Kankakee County, Iroquois 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 60941?

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

What time zone is 60941 in?

60941 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60941?

About 1,627 people live in ZIP code 60941, in 642 households, at 31.6 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 60941?

$85,000 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60941?

The closest are 60917 (5.8 mi), 60969 (6 mi), 60913 (7.7 mi), 60961 (8.6 mi) and 60919 (8.6 mi).

Is 60941 a PO Box ZIP code?

60941 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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