ZIP code · Mount Prospect · Illinois · United States
ZIP code 60056 — Mount Prospect
ZIP code 60056 serves Mount Prospect, Illinois.
- Postal code
- 60056Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Mount Prospect
- County
- Cook FIPS 17031
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.0624, -87.9377 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 55,989 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 5,153 / sq mi
- Land area
- 10.9 sq mi (28.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $104,168
- Per-capita income
- $47,888
- Median age
- 41.8
- Households
- 22,107
- Housing units
- 23,202
- Median home value
- $376,300
- Median gross rent
- $1,456 / month
- Congressional districts
- IL-5 (also IL-9, IL-8, IL-3) (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 code
- 217Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 60056
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 18°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 32 | 36 | 47 | 58 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Avg low °F | 18 | 21 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 66 | 65 | 56 | 45 | 33 | 24 |
| Precip in | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 1.6 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CHICAGO PALWAUKEE AP (4.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 60056
- 23 schools
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 4 doctors & dentists
- 3 pharmacies
- 7 supermarkets
- 60 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 38 parks
- 30 playgrounds
- 8 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 3 post offices
- 21 places of worship
- 18 banks
- 11 gas stations
- 3 EV charging stations
- 4 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page