ZIP code · Highwood · Illinois · United States

ZIP code 60040 — Highwood

ZIP code 60040 serves Highwood, Illinois.

Postal code
60040
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Highwood
County
Lake FIPS 17097
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Coordinates
42.2035, -87.8141 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
5,243 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
6,858 / sq mi
Land area
0.8 sq mi (2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$101,862
Per-capita income
$47,680
Median age
35.9
Households
1,937
Housing units
1,969
Median home value
$454,500
Median gross rent
$1,800 / month
Congressional district
IL-10 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6a (-10 to -5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
Area codes
847, 224 (from the nearest rate centre)
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 16°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F323646576878848275634938
Avg low °F161928384857636255433322
Precip in2.12.02.34.04.84.33.74.23.63.62.62.3

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CHICAGO BOTANIC GARDEN (4.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 60040

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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