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60960

ZIP 60960 is Rankin, Illinois, mostly in Vermilion County; area codes 217 and 447; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Vermilion +3 more
Metro area
Danville, IL
Population
946
Coordinates
40.4390, -87.8907
☼ Live from 60960 — Rankin, IL

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Where 60960 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 60960
  • 🔢 Type 60960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 127. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60959 (Piper City, IL, 29 mi away) and 60961 (Reddick, IL, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60960 becomes 06906 — and that is a real ZIP code: Stamford, CT, 752 miles away.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00669, 00966, 06069, 06096, 06906, 09066, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09606 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 60% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯566 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60960 and you would come out at 40.44°S, 92.11°E — 1,229 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 82.5 square miles of land, 60960 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population946This ZIP946
Households320This ZIP320
Housing units377This ZIP377
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$56,518This ZIP$56,518Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$71,300This ZIP$71,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$771This ZIP$771Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher5.1%This ZIP5.1%
Mean commute29.7 minThis ZIP29.7 min
Population density11.5 / sq miThis ZIP11.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees98This ZIP98
Annual payroll$8,167,000This ZIP$8,167,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$23,016,000This ZIP$23,016,000

Land area

Land area82.54 sq miThis ZIP82.54 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Counties 60960 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Vermilion County 66.6%
Ford County 22.4%
Iroquois County 8.9%
Champaign County 2.1%

Other place names in 60960

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

ZIP codes near 60960

ZIPCityDistance
60932 East Lynn, IL 5.1 mi
60924 Cissna Park, IL 8.4 mi
61862 Penfield, IL 9.9 mi
60926 Claytonville, IL 9.9 mi
61865 Potomac, IL 10.5 mi
60939 Goodwine, IL 10.7 mi
61847 Gifford, IL 11.1 mi
60948 Loda, IL 11.4 mi
60949 Ludlow, IL 12.0 mi
60942 Hoopeston, IL 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60960?

60960 is in Rankin, Illinois, in Vermilion County, part of the Danville, IL micropolitan area. Its published point location is 40.4390, -87.8907.

What county is 60960 in?

60960 spans 4 counties: Vermilion County, Ford County, Iroquois County and Champaign 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 60960?

Rankin uses area codes 217 and 447, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 60960 in?

60960 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60960?

About 946 people live in ZIP code 60960, in 320 households, at 11.5 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 60960?

$56,518 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60960?

The closest are 60932 (5.1 mi), 60924 (8.4 mi), 61862 (9.9 mi), 60926 (9.9 mi) and 61865 (10.5 mi).

Is 60960 a PO Box ZIP code?

60960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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