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60439 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 60439 covers Lemont, Illinois, with a population of about 24,255 and a median household income of $132,511.

Population
24,255817 per square mile
Median age
44.86.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$132,5111.6× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
3%9.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$599,129up 33.8% in five years
Median rent
$1,04615% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
44.7%9.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
900

Where 60439 is

Lemont, Illinois — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population24,255
Median age44.8
Family households74.2%
Born outside the US15.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home26.6%
White (non-Hispanic)85.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)2%
Hispanic or Latino9.6%
Veterans5.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$132,511
Income per person$56,574
Poverty rate3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.7%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.5%
$20–25k1.3%
$25–30k1.0%
$30–35k1.4%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k2.8%
$50–60k4.5%
$60–75k7.5%
$75–100k9.7%
$100–125k9.6%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k20.9%
$200k or more24.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed12,530
Mean adjusted gross income$162,020
Returns declaring $200,000 or more18.2%
Returns, under $25k21.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k13.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k12.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.8%
Returns, $200k or more18.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$466,800
Median gross rent$1,046
Rent as a share of household income30.2%
Owner-occupied88.5%
Vacant homes3%
Median year built1992

What the homes are

Detached house79.3%
Attached house9.6%
2 to 4 units5.6%
5 to 19 units1.5%
20 or more units4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$599,129as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 33.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 64.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$599,129$272,211

$272,211 in 2000 to $599,129 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%
High school diploma or higher94.9%
Works from home14.8%
Drives to work alone74.7%
Takes public transport3.6%
Commutes 45 minutes or more33.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity27.1% 6.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes9.5% 2.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes9.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.2% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.2% 5.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.4% 1.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.6% 7.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.1% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76.7% 2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90.4% 4.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.8% 0.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.6% 9.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability24.1% 6.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.8% 3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.4% 7.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.3% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.8% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity8.1% 5.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use75.2% 0.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)13.8% 3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.5% 4.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.8% 5.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.4% 2.2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments900
People employed12,596
Annual payroll$936,666,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 77.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 9 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss84.5 out of 100
Community resilience65.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave95.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado93.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding81.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide76.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave75.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought67.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake63.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail59.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind50.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning31.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane20.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Illinois and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIllinoisUnited States
Median household income$132,511$81,702$78,538
Income per person$56,574$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate3%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$466,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,046$1,227$1,348
Homeownership88.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home14.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US15.6%14.4%13.9%
Median age44.838.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLITTLE RED SCHOOL HSE, IL US8.3 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January33.1°F / 14.7°F2.3 in rain
February36.9°F / 17.6°F2 in rain
March48.6°F / 27.9°F2.5 in rain
April62°F / 39.2°F4.14 in rain
May73.3°F / 49.6°F4.98 in rain
June84.1°F / 59.8°F4.65 in rain
July89.5°F / 64.1°F4.1 in rain
August86.7°F / 63.4°F4.46 in rain
September79.8°F / 55°F3.45 in rain
October65.2°F / 42.5°F3.68 in rain
November49.8°F / 31.2°F2.73 in rain
December38.2°F / 21.1°F2.4 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket72% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket36% of this ZIP code's area
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lemont Township High School District 21045.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Lemont-Bromberek Combined School District 113A37.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community Consolidated School District 1807.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Lockport Township High School District 2052.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Will County School District 922.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Valley View Community Unit School District 365U1.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Cass School District 631.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Walkability7.8 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

60561 Darien, IL4 km away
60527 Willowbrook, IL5.4 km away
60516 Downers Grove, IL6.8 km away
60559 Westmont, IL7.3 km away
60517 Woodridge, IL7.8 km away
60480 Willow Springs, IL8.7 km away
60440 Bolingbrook, IL9.3 km away
60514 Clarendon Hills, IL10 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Cook County67.4% of this ZIP code's land area
DuPage County24.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Will County8.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area29.71 sq mi
Water area1.18 sq mi
Population density817 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.7074, -87.9756

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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