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ZIP Code 60096: Winthrop Harbor, IL

ZIP code 60096 is in Winthrop Harbor, Illinois, entirely in Lake County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 6,500 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $95,601 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
6national area: Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
600sectional center: Palatine, IL (SCF 600)
96delivery area within it
Town
Winthrop Harbor · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Winthrop Harbor
Metro area
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN
House district
IL-10 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
4.7 sq mi · 1,378 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 60096?

60096 centers on 42.481°, -87.830° and covers 4.7 square miles of land plus 0.2 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 60099, 53158.

53158 · Pleasant Prairie60099 · Zion60096 · Winthrop Harbor (this ZIP)60096600995315853158 · Pleasant Prairie60099 · Zion60096 · Winthrop Harbor (this ZIP)60096600995315853158 · Pleasant Prairie60099 · Zion60096 · Winthrop Harbor (this ZIP)600966009953158
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 60096 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 60096, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 60096 compare with the rest of Lake County?

Rank of 60096 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure60096In Lake CountyIn IL
People (ACS 2020-2024)6,52731st of 34432nd of 1,396
Median household income$96k25th of 32236th of 797
Median home value$249k24th of 31273rd of 842

Its median household income is higher than in 78% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 81% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 60096?

The 2020 Census counted 6,760 people in 60096; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 6,527. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 2.0% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
6,527
2020 Census count
6,760−2.0% since 2010 (6,897)
Households
2,854
Median age
53.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 60096?

Of the 6,527 people the ACS estimates in 60096, 15.0% are under 18 and 22.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (75.4%), then Hispanic or Latino (17.1%).

  • Under 1815.0%
  • 18 to 6462.7%
  • 65 and older22.3%
Age of the people of 60096 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic75.4%
  • Hispanic or Latino17.1%
  • Other or two or more4.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic3.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 60096 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 60096 earn?

Median household income is $95,601 (ACS 2020-2024), the 25th highest of the 32 ranked ZIP codes in Lake County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($108,613 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$95,601±$11,810
Income per person
$48,269
Below the poverty line
5.2%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
9.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
22.6%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$79,7593,420 returns; wages 65% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 60096?

FHFA's house price index for 60096, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 88% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 57% from 2020 to 2025, and moved +1.3% in 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$249,100
Median gross rent
$1,313
Homes owned by their occupants
87.2%
Housing units
2,968
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Index = 100 in 1985, the first year FHFA reports for 60096; 2025: 351.3. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 60096?

89 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 9 more than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services16
  • Other services (except public administration)14
  • Retail trade13
  • Construction11
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services10
  • Health care and social assistance6

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 60096?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 60096, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
60099Zion30,881$66k2.3 mi
53158Pleasant Prairie, WI18,420$106k4.2 mi
60075Russell129–4.1 mi (near)
60087Waukegan27,293$77k5.4 mi (near)
53143Kenosha, WI20,889$68k5.6 mi (near)
53142Kenosha, WI34,144$89k6.4 mi (near)
60083Wadsworth9,981$123k6.8 mi (near)
60085Waukegan72,341$67k8.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.