GetZips
ZIP Code60960

Rankin, IL

Vermilion County · Illinois · United States
Home to 890 people across 82.539 square miles.

Central24 ZIPs in county

At a glance

60960 by the numbers

Every figure below comes from the 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates, the Census Gazetteer, or is computed from those. Margins of error are shown where they matter.

Population
890
±187 · 30th pctile nationally
Median household income
$54,355
US median $70,109 · bottom 25%
Median home value
$65,900
US median $207,500 · bottom 10%
Median age
33
US median 42 years
Population density
11/mi²
bottom 25% most dense
Land area
82.539 mi²
plus 0.029 mi² water

Location

Where 60960 is

40.438957, -87.890723 · Census ZCTA internal pointOpen larger map →
Coordinates40.438957, -87.890723
Time zoneAmerica/Chicago
CountyVermilion County
StateIllinois (IL)
Land area82.539 mi²
Coordinate sourceCensus ZCTA internal point

Local time

America/Chicago

—:—:—

Current weather

Live from the National Weather Service

Loading forecast…

Distance to major cities

Straight-line, computed from coordinates

Chicago, IL100.4 mi
Atlanta, GA500.8 mi
Philadelphia, PA671.9 mi
Dallas, TX723.3 mi

People

Who lives in 60960

890 residents in 302 households, averaging 2.95 people per household. The largest age group is under 18 at 27.9% of residents, and 75.8% of households are families.

Age distribution

Share of residents by age band

Under 1827.9%
18-247.9%
25-3416.6%
35-4414.6%
45-5412.8%
55-6411.8%
65+8.4%

Households

Composition and size

Total households302
Average household size2.95
Family households75.8%
Living alone18.5%
Median age33 years
Households with internet96.4%

Race & ethnicity

Census race categories. Hispanic or Latino origin is asked separately and overlaps these groups.

White98.8%
Two or more1.2%
Hispanic / Latino3.6%

Income & work

What people earn in 60960

The median household here earns $54,355 a year, below the US median of $70,109, which puts 60960 ahead of 22% of American ZIP codes. 24.5% of residents live below the poverty line.

Compared to the US

This ZIP against the national median

Median household income$54,355
LowestHighest
Higher than 22% of all US ZIP codes.
Median household income$54,355 ±$8,664
Per capita income$22,677
Poverty rate24.5%
Unemployment rate14.8%
Labor force participation64.9%

Household income distribution

Share of households in each bracket

<$25k19.5%
$25-50k22.8%
$50-75k24.5%
$75-100k11.9%
$100-150k15.9%
$150-200k5.3%
$200k+0.0%

Educational attainment among residents 25 and older: 9.1% hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 86.4% finished high school.

Housing

Homes and rent in 60960

A typical home is valued at $65,900, and median rent runs $724 a month. This is an owner-majority area — 72.5% of occupied homes are owned, and the typical building went up in 1938.

Costs

Typical values

Median home value$65,900
Median gross rent$724/mo
Median year built1938
Housing units376
Vacancy rate19.7%

Own vs. rent

Of 302 occupied units

Owner-occupied72.5%
Renter-occupied27.5%
Owner households219
Renter households83

Building types

Units by structure size

Single family88.8%
2-4 units0.5%
20+ units10.6%

Getting to work

How 60960 commutes

72.0% of workers drove alone, and the average one-way trip takes 29.8 minutes.

Mode of transport

Workers 16 and older

Drove alone72.0%
Carpooled14.0%
Worked from home13.1%

Travel time

Mean commute 29.8 minutes

<10 min15.5%
10-1920.1%
20-2920.7%
30-4420.1%
45-5917.4%
60+6.2%

Overview

Understanding ZIP code 60960

ZIP code 60960 is assigned to Rankin, IL, and falls within Vermilion County. Like every US postal code, it began as a mail-routing device rather than a geographic boundary — the US Postal Service groups delivery routes under a single code so carriers and sorting equipment can process mail efficiently. Today it also serves as a practical shorthand for the area itself: roughly 890 people live inside it.

At 11 residents per square mile spread over 82.539 square miles, 60960 reads as a rural area. It is a sparsely populated postal code, and density shapes almost everything else on this page — how people get to work, whether they own or rent, and what housing costs.

Household earnings run below the national median. At $54,355, 60960 sits in the lower half, ahead of 22% of them. The US median for comparison is $70,109. Bear in mind that median income describes the midpoint household, not the average — it is not pulled upward by a handful of very high earners the way a mean would be.

Living here

What life in Rankin looks like

Housing in 60960 costs well below the national median. A typical home is valued at $65,900 against a US median of $207,500, and median gross rent runs $724 a month. Ownership dominates: 72.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, which usually signals an established residential area with relatively low turnover.

The building stock is dominated by detached single-family houses, which account for 88.8% of housing units here. The median construction year is 1938, making the housing here largely pre-war.

The population skews younger than the country as a whole, with a median age of 33 against 42 nationally. The average household holds 2.95 people, and 75.8% are family households.

Getting to work takes 29.8 minutes on average one way. The dominant mode is drove alone at 72.0% of workers, while 13.1% work from home. Commute patterns are one of the better proxies for how a place actually functions day to day.

Where to stay

Where to stay in Rankin, IL

60960 covers a rural area, and accommodation within the postal code itself is likely to be sparse — perhaps a country inn, a lodge or a vacation rental rather than a conventional hotel. Widening the search radius is usually the practical approach, and it also opens up more availability at short notice.

Local costs are modest — median rent here is $724 a month — and accommodation prices in the area tend to be correspondingly reasonable. For reference, Chicago, IL is about 100.4 miles away in a straight line, which is worth factoring in if you are comparing a stay here against one closer to the city centre.

Availability and pricing change constantly, so the live search below will give you a more accurate picture than any figure we could publish here. It opens results for this area on Booking.com.

Book a Hotel →

Opens Booking.com in a new tab. We are not affiliated with Booking.com and receive nothing from this link.

Practical uses

What ZIP code 60960 is used for

Beyond addressing mail, 60960 does a lot of quiet administrative work. Retailers use it to calculate shipping and sales tax at checkout. Insurers use it to set premiums, since risk profiles vary geographically. Employers and marketers use it to define service areas. Government agencies use it to route benefits and organise reporting. If you have ever been asked for a postal code by a form that clearly does not intend to send you anything, this is why.

For anyone weighing a move, 60960 offers a compact profile of Rankin: 890 residents, a median household income of $54,355, 9.1% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher, and an unemployment rate of 14.8%. A handful of figures like these answer more relocation questions than most neighbourhood guides do.

One caution worth repeating: a postal code is not a neighbourhood. 60960 may cover parts of several distinct areas, and a single neighbourhood in Rankin may be split across more than one code. Boundaries also shift as USPS adjusts delivery routes. Treat the figures here as describing a delivery area, which is what they actually measure.

Nearby

ZIP codes near 60960

The eight closest postal codes by centroid distance, each with its own full profile. You can also browse every Illinois ZIP code or use the ZIP Express Lookup to search by city, county or time zone.

60932East Lynn5.1 mi away60924Cissna Park8.4 mi away61862Penfield9.9 mi away60926Claytonville9.9 mi away61865Potomac10.5 mi away60939Goodwine10.7 mi away61847Gifford11.1 mi away60948Loda11.4 mi away

More in Vermilion County

609326094260963618106181161812618146181761831618326183361834

Look up another

Search any ZIP code

Questions

Common questions about 60960

What city is ZIP code 60960 in?
60960 serves Rankin, Illinois, in Vermilion County, United States.
What is the population of 60960?
About 890 people live in ZIP code 60960, according to the US Census Bureau's 2019–2023 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. The margin of error on that figure is ±187. That works out to roughly 11 people per square mile.
What is the average income in 60960?
The median household income in 60960 is $54,355 per year, compared with a US median of $70,109. Per capita income is $22,677. Median income is more representative than an average because it isn't skewed by a small number of very high earners.
How expensive is housing in 60960?
The median home value is $65,900 and median gross rent is $724 a month. 72.5% of occupied homes are owner-occupied.
Is 60960 a good place to live?
That depends on what you're looking for, but here are the facts: 9.1% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, the unemployment rate is 14.8%, and the median age is 33. The average commute is 29.8 minutes. We publish the numbers and let you weigh them.
What time zone is 60960 in?
60960 observes Central Time (America/Chicago). This zone observes daylight saving time.
How big is ZIP code 60960?
ZIP code 60960 covers 82.539 square miles of land plus 0.029 square miles of water, per the US Census Bureau's 2023 Gazetteer files.
Is 60960 urban, suburban or rural?
By population density, 60960 reads as a rural area. It holds 11 people per square mile across 82.539 square miles of land. For reference, densities above 10,000 per square mile generally indicate an urban core, 1,000–3,000 is typically suburban, and under 200 is rural. These are rules of thumb rather than official designations — the Census Bureau classifies urban and rural areas by census block, not by ZIP code.
How much is rent in 60960?
Median gross rent in 60960 is $724 a month, according to the American Community Survey. Gross rent includes contract rent plus the estimated cost of utilities and fuels, so it is closer to what a tenant actually pays than a headline rent figure. Of 302 occupied homes here, 83 are rented.
What is the commute like from 60960?
The average one-way commute from 60960 takes about 29.8 minutes. The most common way to travel is drove alone, used by 72.0% of workers aged 16 and over. Commute figures cover people who were employed and working outside the home during the survey period.
How many people work in 60960?
About 358 residents of 60960 are employed. Labor force participation stands at 64.9% and the unemployment rate is 14.8%. Note this counts residents by where they live, not by where they work — a ZIP with many offices can have far more jobs than employed residents.
Where should I stay when visiting 60960?
Accommodation in and around Rankin, IL ranges with the character of the area. See the 'Where to stay' section on this page for local context, and use the live search there for current availability and pricing.
Does 60960 cover more than one city or county?
This page lists Rankin as the primary place and Vermilion County as the county. ZIP codes follow mail delivery routes rather than municipal or county lines, so a single code can straddle boundaries, and USPS also recognises alternate acceptable city names for many codes. If you need the definitive answer for a specific street address, the USPS ZIP Code Lookup is the authority.
Can ZIP code 60960 change?
Yes. USPS adjusts ZIP codes as delivery volumes shift — codes are occasionally split, merged, retired or newly created, and boundaries move more often than most people assume. The Census Bureau's ZCTA definitions, which underpin the demographic figures on this page, are redrawn only once a decade, so the two can drift apart between censuses.

Methodology

Where this data comes from

  • Postal geography — GeoNames open postal code database (CC BY 4.0), cross-checked against the US Census Gazetteer.
  • Demographics, income, housing, commute — US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates, ZIP Code Tabulation Area 60960. Tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B02001, B03003, B08301, B08303, B11001, B15003, B17001, B19001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25024, B25035, B25064, B25077, B28002.
  • Land and water area — US Census Bureau 2023 Gazetteer Files.
  • Weather — NOAA National Weather Service, fetched live in your browser.
  • Map — OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
On accuracy. ACS figures are survey estimates, not counts. The margin of error shown alongside the population figure means the true value has a 90% chance of falling in that range. For small ZIP codes the error can be large relative to the estimate — treat the direction as more reliable than the exact number. This page reports data for ZCTA 60960, the Census approximation of the USPS delivery area.

The figures on this page come from the Census Bureau's American Community Survey, which explains its methodology and release schedule in detail.