60438 ZIP Code, Lansing, IL

60438 is a ZIP code in Lansing, Illinois in Cook County. It covers 8.1 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 60476, 46321 and 46324. 28,806 people live here in 11,431 households. At about 3,573 people per square mile it has suburban density, and most homes are owner-occupied (72%). Median household income is $75,681, close to the Illinois median of $83,390.

Quick facts

Key figures

MeasureValue
Residents28,806
Households11,431
Median household income$75,681
Income per person$36,133
Median age40.9
Homeowners72.3%
Median home value$177,700
Median rent$1,271
Bachelor's degree or higher27.9%
Average commute (minutes)32.4
Households with kids under 1830.4%
Moved in the past year8.4%
Below the poverty line13.8%
Broadband internet93.2%
Speak a non-English language at home16.3%

Household income

% of householdsValue
<$10K5.6%
$10–15K4.5%
$15–25K4.9%
$25–35K6.4%
$35–50K9.4%
$50–75K18.6%
$75–100K15.9%
$100–150K18.9%
$150–200K9.9%
$200K+6.0%

Age

% of all residentsValue
<1011.3%
10–1914.7%
20–244.4%
25–3413.1%
35–4412.1%
45–5414.6%
55–6414.0%
65–748.9%
75+6.7%

Tenure

% of housing unitsValue
Owned, with mortgage46.2%
Owned outright21.7%
Rented25.9%
Vacant6.3%

Type of building

% of housing unitsValue
Detached house71.6%
Townhome2.3%
2–4 units3.9%
5–19 units14.3%
20+ units6.4%
Mobile / other1.5%

Businesses in 60438

554 business establishments with 7,275 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

EDDM carrier routes

60438 has 22 USPS carrier routes with 11,702 residential and 689 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 60438

60438 has 22 USPS carrier routes (22 city (C)) with 11,702 residential and 689 business mailboxes. Routes range from 200 homes (C024) to 755 homes (C005); the median route has 505 homes. The Census counted 11,431 households in 60438 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per routeRoutes
1–2491
250–4998
500–74912
750–9991
1,000–1,4990
1,500+0

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  1. Route C024 — USPS business mailboxes 172, 200 homes
  2. Route C002 — USPS business mailboxes 144, 445 homes
  3. Route C011 — USPS business mailboxes 82, 496 homes
  4. Route C014 — USPS business mailboxes 46, 559 homes
  5. Route C007 — USPS business mailboxes 45, 605 homes

Select these 5 routes on the route map

Every carrier route in 60438

RouteTypeHomesBusinessesEst. median incomeEst. ownersEst. families with kidsEst. moved in past year
C001City5099$76,110———
C002City445144$56,681———
C003City7132$76,110———
C004City49917$43,625———
C005City7557$43,625———
C006City57521$75,766———
C007City60545$61,284———
C008City43435$56,681———
C009City6145$61,786———
C010City5223$91,477———
C011City49682$61,284———
C013City4957$54,835———
C014City55946$61,354———
C015City4370$42,979———
C016City5973$61,354———
C017City69335$73,687———
C018City4392$104,559———
C019City6477$42,979———
C020City4671$83,230———
C023City50036$98,774———
C024City200172$43,625———
C025City50110$123,668———

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 60438 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

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Areas that include 60438

Mail every home in 60438

Route counts on this page price as Full Service 6.5 × 9 postcards: we print, bundle by carrier route and hand the mailing to USPS. Prefer to take it to the Post Office yourself? Print only costs less and you pay postage at drop-off.

EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 60438, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 60438 in?
60438 is a Lansing, IL mailing address. By land area, 84% lies inside Lansing; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 60438 in?
60438 is in Cook County.
What is the population of 60438?
About 28,806 people (±239), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 29,661.
What is the median household income in 60438?
$75,681 (±$6,484), compared with $83,390 for Illinois as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 60438?
22 USPS carrier routes with 11,702 residential and 689 business mailboxes (12,392 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 60438?
The closest, measured center to center: 60476 (2.7 mi, Thornton), 46321 (2.8 mi, Munster), 46324 (2.8 mi, Hammond), 60409 (3.3 mi, Calumet City), 60473 (3.4 mi, South Holland) and 60425 (3.5 mi, Glenwood).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.