ZIP code
60042
Island Lake, IL
60042 covers Island Lake in McHenry County, with 8,630 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 60042. Methodology
ZIP code map of 60042

About ZIP code 60042
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 60042. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 60042
Race
- White6,703
- Black or African American98
- American Indian or Alaska Native63
- Asian164
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander1
- Other race587
- Two or more races817
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 1,393
Age
- Under 10917
- 10 to 191,036
- 20 to 29982
- 30 to 391,121
- 40 to 491,094
- 50 to 591,523
- 60 to 691,192
- 70 to 79413
- 80 and older155
Income and housing in 60042
Education
- High school graduate91.3%
- Bachelor's degree27.1%
- Graduate degree7.2%
Places covering 60042
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Island Lake95.3%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- McHenry County56.5%
- Lake County43.5%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
4.7% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 60042
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 8,476 | |
| 2006 | 8,264 | |
| 2007 | 8,666 | |
| 2008 | 8,496 | |
| 2009 | 8,653 | |
| 2010 | 8,669 | |
| 2011 | 8,777 | 8,414 |
| 2012 | 8,745 | 8,410 |
| 2013 | 8,630 | 8,260 |
| 2014 | 8,556 | 8,290 |
| 2015 | 8,603 | 8,370 |
| 2016 | 8,365 | 8,290 |
| 2017 | 8,390 | 8,290 |
| 2018 | 8,420 | 8,120 |
| 2019 | 8,556 | 8,010 |
| 2020 | 8,519 | 8,060 |
| 2021 | 8,552 | 7,800 |
| 2022 | 8,589 | 7,920 |
| 2023 | 8,630 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 60042
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 60084Wauconda3.0 miPop 17,267 · Income $104,907
- 60013Cary4.3 miPop 26,503 · Income $115,833
- 60051Mchenry5.1 miPop 23,931 · Income $104,227
- 60021Fox River Grove5.9 miPop 5,108 · Income $122,005
- 60012Crystal Lake5.9 miPop 11,929 · Income $147,352
- 60050Mchenry6.1 miPop 31,870 · Income $86,315
- 60041Ingleside6.7 miPop 8,920 · Income $91,569
- 60073Round Lake7.1 miPop 62,000 · Income $95,457
- 60014Crystal Lake7.6 miPop 48,383 · Income $104,657
- 60060Mundelein8.0 miPop 37,146 · Income $110,463
- 60020Fox Lake8.1 miPop 10,846 · Income $71,028
- 60156Lake In The Hills8.2 miPop 28,853 · Income $113,491
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ZIP code 60042 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 60042 in?
- 60042 is in Island Lake, IL.
- What county is 60042 in?
- 60042 is in McHenry County.
- What is the median household income in 60042?
- The median household income in 60042 is $94,613.
- Which ZIP codes are near 60042?
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