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60946

ZIP 60946 is Kempton, Illinois, mostly in Ford County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Ford +1 more
Population
413
Coordinates
40.9131, -88.2007
☼ Live from 60946 — Kempton, IL

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Where 60946 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60946
  • 🔢 Type 60946 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,946 = 2 × 31 × 983. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111000010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60945 (Iroquois, IL, 32 mi away) and 60948 (Loda, IL, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60946 becomes 64906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04669, 04966, 06469, 09646, 46069, 46960, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09646 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,319 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 66% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯551 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60946 and you would come out at 40.91°S, 91.80°E — 1,197 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 07m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 14m.
  • 📏 At 44.2 square miles of land, 60946 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population413This ZIP413
Households178This ZIP178
Housing units203This ZIP203
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,853This ZIP$74,853Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$69,000This ZIP$69,000Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,107This ZIP$1,107Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute36.5 minThis ZIP36.5 min
Population density9.3 / sq miThis ZIP9.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees18This ZIP18
Annual payroll$450,000This ZIP$450,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$13,571,000This ZIP$13,571,000

Land area

Land area44.24 sq miThis ZIP44.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Counties 60946 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ford County 82.4%
Livingston County 17.6%

Other place names in 60946

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

ZIP codes near 60946

ZIPCityDistance
60929 Cullom, IL 5.4 mi
60919 Cabery, IL 5.5 mi
60934 Emington, IL 8.1 mi
60959 Piper City, IL 8.6 mi
60917 Buckingham, IL 9.3 mi
60920 Campus, IL 9.7 mi
60941 Herscher, IL 10.5 mi
61769 Saunemin, IL 10.6 mi
60930 Danforth, IL 11.6 mi
60911 Ashkum, IL 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60946?

60946 is in Kempton, Illinois, in Ford County, part of the Champaign-Urbana, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.9131, -88.2007.

What county is 60946 in?

60946 spans 2 counties: Ford County and Livingston 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 60946?

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

What time zone is 60946 in?

60946 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60946?

About 413 people live in ZIP code 60946, in 178 households, at 9.3 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 60946?

$74,853 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60946?

The closest are 60929 (5.4 mi), 60919 (5.5 mi), 60934 (8.1 mi), 60959 (8.6 mi) and 60917 (9.3 mi).

Is 60946 a PO Box ZIP code?

60946 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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