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60942

ZIP 60942 is Hoopeston, Illinois, mostly in Vermilion County; area code 217; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion +1 more
Metro area
Danville, IL
Population
5,657
Coordinates
40.4666, -87.6616
☼ Live from 60942 — Hoopeston, IL

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Where 60942 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 60942
  • 🔢 Type 60942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,942 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1451. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111000001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60941 (Herscher, IL, 45 mi away) and 60944 (Hopkins Park, IL, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60942 becomes 24906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 06492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,619 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 61% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯578 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60942 and you would come out at 40.47°S, 92.34°E — 1,238 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 115.3 square miles of land, 60942 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 88 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,657This ZIP5,657
Households2,247This ZIP2,247
Housing units2,501This ZIP2,501
Median age39.8This ZIP39.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$61,083This ZIP$61,083Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$92,000This ZIP$92,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$893This ZIP$893Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.2%This ZIP28.2%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density49.1 / sq miThis ZIP49.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments101This ZIP101
Employees1,464This ZIP1,464
Annual payroll$71,369,000This ZIP$71,369,000
Tax returns filed2,450This ZIP2,450
Total adjusted gross income$133,753,000This ZIP$133,753,000

Land area

Land area115.31 sq miThis ZIP115.31 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 60942 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Vermilion County 68.3%
Iroquois County 31.7%

Other place names in 60942

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ZIP codes near 60942

ZIPCityDistance
60973 Wellington, IL 4.8 mi
60963 Rossville, IL 6.8 mi
60932 East Lynn, IL 7.3 mi
60939 Goodwine, IL 9.2 mi
47917 Ambia, IN 9.7 mi
60926 Claytonville, IL 10.6 mi
61848 Henning, IL 11.2 mi
47984 Talbot, IN 11.2 mi
60953 Milford, IL 11.3 mi
60967 Stockland, IL 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60942?

60942 is in Hoopeston, Illinois, in Vermilion County, part of the Danville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4666, -87.6616.

What county is 60942 in?

60942 spans 2 counties: Vermilion County and Iroquois County. Most of it falls in Vermilion 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 60942?

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

What time zone is 60942 in?

60942 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60942?

About 5,657 people live in ZIP code 60942, in 2,247 households, at 49.1 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 60942?

$61,083 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60942?

The closest are 60973 (4.8 mi), 60963 (6.8 mi), 60932 (7.3 mi), 60939 (9.2 mi) and 47917 (9.7 mi).

Is 60942 a PO Box ZIP code?

60942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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