Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:15 am – 8:28 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:14 am – 4:22 pm
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People42,975 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 34.822,725 householdsMedian household income $63,876Median home value $347,800Median rent $1,514 a month32% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $5,110 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting9.9% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 23,032 employedMain industries: education and health care 42%, professional and business services 16%, retail 7%Average commute 28 minutes31% drive alone, 3% car-pool, 17% take public transport, 18% walk or cycle, 28% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages63% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 39% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 80%, Spanish 5%, Chinese 4%, other Indo-European languages 4%6% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 81°F, lows 67°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 20°F44 in of rain a yearwettest month May39 in of snow a year, on about 28 days13 days above 90°F, 97 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Chicago Northerly Is station, 4 mi away; rain from Chicago 5.5 Ese; snow from Chicago Midway Ap 3sw
Nearby landmarksMcCormick Theological Seminarycollege · under a mileLutheran School of Theology at Chicagocollege · under a mileForty-Ninth Street Beachbeach · under a mileMorgan Pointcape · under a mileFifty-Seventh Street Beachbeach · 1.2 miYacht Harborbay · 2.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsNichols (John Fountain)park · under a mileMandrake-Houston Boulevardpark · under a milePullman National Monumentnational monument · 7.5 miCalumet Parkstate park · 10.5 miBurnham Greenway State Trailstate recreation area · 9.8 miBurnhum Prairie Acquisitionstate recreation area · 11.5 mi · 79 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201048 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.2 on 4 Nov 201312 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighCook County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025149 of 365 days measured191 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cook County monitors, IL
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription75% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterChicagoserves 2,721,308 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 20219 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation596 ft182 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalProvident Hospital of Cook Countyunder a milePost officeHenry W McGee Post Officeunder a mileTown hallChicago City Hall5.9 miPoliceChicago Police Department District 2 Wentworth1.7 miFire stationChicago Fire Department District 5 Station 60under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi42 schools21 elementary, 9 high, 12 otherElementaryBeulah Shoesmith Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryReavis Elementary Math and Science Specialty Schoolunder a mileSchoolKozminski Community Academyunder a mileCollegeMcCormick Theological Seminaryunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Midway International Airport MDW8.0 miInterstateI-902.3 miUS highwayUS 41under a mileAmtrakUnion Station CHI5.7 miRail47th St. (Kenwood)Metraunder a mileCoachChicagoJefferson Lines5.5 miTransit178 stops within a mileChicago Transit Authority (CTA), MetraSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60615 ZIP area.
