Which ZIP code in Lake County has the highest median household income?

60045 (Lake Forest), at $233,125 (±$23,135), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Lake County, IL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Lake County with the highest median household income, out of 30 with at least 1,000 residents. 60045 (Lake Forest, $233,125), 60015 (Deerfield, $183,125) and 60010 (Barrington, $177,566) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Lake County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Lake County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	60045	Lake Forest	$233,125 ±$23,135	21,074	7,470	8,247
2	60015	Deerfield	$183,125 ±$13,127	28,096	10,346	10,487
3	60010	Barrington	$177,566 ±$10,248	45,747	16,529	18,098
4	60047	Lake Zurich	$176,081 ±$6,825	44,240	15,581	15,687
5	60048	Libertyville	$173,975 ±$8,266	29,124	10,493	11,377
6	60035	Highland Park	$168,094 ±$17,851	30,398	11,787	12,443
7	60069	Lincolnshire	$162,826 ±$11,902	8,502	3,424	3,665
8	60044	Lake Bluff	$134,724 ±$25,286	10,312	4,159	4,282
9	60089	Buffalo Grove	$129,401 ±$8,475	42,872	16,206	16,995
10	60046	Lake Villa	$126,042 ±$5,825	34,613	12,064	13,251
11	60061	Vernon Hills	$124,468 ±$10,339	27,974	11,343	11,714
12	60083	Wadsworth	$123,125 ±$23,139	9,981	3,662	3,582
13	60081	Spring Grove	$116,706 ±$11,917	9,088	3,335	3,615
14	60031	Gurnee	$111,034 ±$9,064	37,107	14,307	15,133
15	60060	Mundelein	$110,335 ±$8,911	37,344	13,542	14,463
16	60084	Wauconda	$110,090 ±$9,112	17,192	6,361	6,685
17	60040	Highwood	$107,875 ±$21,256	5,301	2,025	1,873
18	60002	Antioch	$104,981 ±$5,628	24,232	9,319	10,506
19	60030	Grayslake	$104,795 ±$6,922	35,792	14,391	15,030
20	60051	Mchenry	$100,762 ±$10,207	24,621	10,054	10,708
21	60042	Island Lake	$99,917 ±$11,704	8,347	3,088	3,432
22	60073	Round Lake	$98,514 ±$5,620	62,868	20,236	19,864
23	60096	Winthrop Harbor	$95,601 ±$11,810	6,527	2,854	2,689
24	60041	Ingleside	$93,396 ±$11,365	9,024	3,706	3,887
25	60087	Waukegan	$76,738 ±$6,060	27,293	10,192	10,127

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 30 of 31 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 60,419 households, on 157 carrier routes with 63,896 residential mailboxes. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Lake County has the highest median household income?: 60045 (Lake Forest), at $233,125 (±$23,135), among 30 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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