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Where 60974 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.
- 🔢 Type 60974 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLGOg — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 60,974 = 2 × 43 × 709. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1110111000101110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 60973 (Wellington, IL, 13 mi away) and 61001 (Apple River, IL, 172 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 60974 becomes 47906 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Lafayette, IN, 42 miles away.
- 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04679, 04769, 04967, 04976, 06479, 06749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96407 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,171 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 63% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
- 🎯575 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 60974 and you would come out at 40.72°S, 92.26°E — 1,224 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 06m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 15m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 60974 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 586 football fields.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 297This ZIP297 |
|---|---|
| Households | 131This ZIP131 |
| Housing units | 142This ZIP142 |
| Median age | 50.3This ZIP50.3Illinois39.0US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,932This ZIP$51,932Illinois$83,390US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $86,400This ZIP$86,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 2.1%This ZIP2.1% |
| Mean commute | 24.5 minThis ZIP24.5 min |
| Population density | 245.5 / sq miThis ZIP245.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 1.21 sq miThis ZIP1.21 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 60974
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 60974
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
60970 | Watseka, IL | 5.3 mi |
60928 | Crescent City, IL | 6.3 mi |
60953 | Milford, IL | 6.6 mi |
60966 | Sheldon, IL | 8.3 mi |
60967 | Stockland, IL | 10.4 mi |
60939 | Goodwine, IL | 10.7 mi |
60945 | Iroquois, IL | 10.9 mi |
60926 | Claytonville, IL | 11.0 mi |
60955 | Onarga, IL | 13.0 mi |
60973 | Wellington, IL | 13.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 60974?
60974 is in Woodland, Illinois, in Iroquois County. Its published point location is 40.7180, -87.7359.
What county is 60974 in?
60974 lies in Iroquois County.
What area code is 60974?
Woodland uses area codes 779 and 815, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 60974 in?
60974 uses America/Chicago.
How many people live in 60974?
About 297 people live in ZIP code 60974, in 131 households, at 245.5 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 60974?
$51,932 a year, against $83,390 across Illinois.
What ZIP codes are near 60974?
The closest are 60970 (5.3 mi), 60928 (6.3 mi), 60953 (6.6 mi), 60966 (8.3 mi) and 60967 (10.4 mi).
Is 60974 a PO Box ZIP code?
60974 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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