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60969

ZIP 60969 is Union Hill, Illinois, in Kankakee County; area codes 779 and 815; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Chicago
County
Kankakee
Metro area
Kankakee, IL
Population
73
Coordinates
41.1110, -88.1497
☼ Live from 60969 — Union Hill, IL

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Where 60969 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 60969
  • 🔢 Type 60969 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 60,969 = 3 × 20323. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1110111000101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60968 (Thawville, IL, 30 mi away) and 60970 (Watseka, IL, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 60969 becomes 96906, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06699, 60699, 96069, 96096, 96960, 99606, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96960 in Majuro, MH, 6,495 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 68% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯555 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60969 and you would come out at 41.11°S, 91.85°E — 1,191 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 0.255 square miles of land, 60969 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 123 football fields.
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People and housing

Population73This ZIP73
Households28This ZIP28
Housing units28This ZIP28
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$112,500This ZIP$112,500Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$158,300This ZIP$158,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher39.1%This ZIP39.1%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density286.3 / sq miThis ZIP286.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees194This ZIP194
Annual payroll$9,492,000This ZIP$9,492,000

Land area

Land area0.26 sq miThis ZIP0.26 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 60969

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

ZIP codes near 60969

ZIPCityDistance
60961 Reddick, IL 3.7 mi
60935 Essex, IL 4.3 mi
60917 Buckingham, IL 5.1 mi
60913 Bonfield, IL 5.2 mi
60941 Herscher, IL 6.0 mi
60474 South Wilmington, IL 8.3 mi
60919 Cabery, IL 9.7 mi
60920 Campus, IL 9.8 mi
60424 Gardner, IL 10.0 mi
60407 Braceville, IL 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 60969?

60969 is in Union Hill, Illinois, in Kankakee County, part of the Kankakee, IL metropolitan area. Its published point location is 41.1110, -88.1497.

What county is 60969 in?

60969 lies in Kankakee County.

What area code is 60969?

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

What time zone is 60969 in?

60969 uses America/Chicago.

How many people live in 60969?

About 73 people live in ZIP code 60969, in 28 households, at 286.3 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 60969?

$112,500 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.

What ZIP codes are near 60969?

The closest are 60961 (3.7 mi), 60935 (4.3 mi), 60917 (5.1 mi), 60913 (5.2 mi) and 60941 (6 mi).

Is 60969 a PO Box ZIP code?

60969 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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