| City: | Des Plaines, Illinois |
| County: | Cook County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:02:02 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 224 / 773 / 847 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.0334, -87.8834 |
| Quick Link: |
ZIP code 60017 is a PO Box-only designation within Des Plaines, Illinois. It doesn't cover a geographic territory. Instead, it exists as a point location on E Oakton Street, entirely contained within ZIP 60018. The Des Plaines post office at this address maintains 202 PO Boxes and serves 143 businesses.
This isn't a town or neighborhood with its own population. Census data shows zero residents because everyone living nearby uses 60018 for their home address. The 60017 ZIP exists specifically for PO Box renters and businesses that want a distinct mailing address separate from street delivery.
The location sits in Cook County, part of the greater Chicago metropolitan area. Park Ridge is just 1.7 miles away, Niles is 2.8 miles, and O'Hare Airport's neighborhood is about 3.7 miles from the post office. Street delivery in this area uses urban carrier routes through the parent ZIP 60018.
For anyone sending mail here, the address format is straightforward: PO Box number, Des Plaines, IL 60017. Businesses using this ZIP get the benefit of a dedicated PO Box address while operating within the broader Des Plaines community.
All address records point to a single location on E Oakton Street, consistent with a post office or commercial building.
ZIP Code 60017 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 10 business establishments, employing about 170 people with an annual payroll of $15,340,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,859Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 10Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $3,929,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $15,340,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 170Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 60017 is located in Cook County, Illinois, within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16980) and Illinois's 8th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 9,461,105 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 60017, and is subdivided into the Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 16980Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Chicago-Naperville-Schaumburg, IL (CBSA Div 16984)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 9,461,105Source: Census |
| MSA: | Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 08Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 205.52 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Chicago, IL PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1719642Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Des Plaines city; IllinoisSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 60017 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.