| City: | Evanston, Illinois |
| County: | Cook County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:04:02 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 224 / 773 / 847 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.0412, -87.6903 |
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ZIP code 60204 is a PO Box-only ZIP that operates within Evanston, Illinois, a city just north of Chicago. It doesn't have its own geographic territory. Instead, it functions as a downtown mail facility contained entirely within the boundaries of ZIP 60201, the main Evanston ZIP code.
This ZIP serves primarily as a commercial PO Box hub. With 586 PO Boxes and 424 business delivery points, the ratio of businesses to residential boxes is unusually high. The facility supports 12 business establishments employing 130 workers, concentrated along downtown Evanston's core streets.
Street addresses within 60204 are limited to three downtown corridors: Davis Street (120 records), Main Street (34 records), and Central Street (15 records). All three streets feature unit-based addressing, which suggests commercial office buildings and mixed-use properties rather than traditional residences. These streets form the heart of downtown Evanston's business district.
Because this isn't a PO Box Only Zone, residents and businesses have delivery options. Street delivery is available through the enclosing ZIP 60201, and the 60204 post office provides an alternative for those who prefer or need a PO Box address. Many downtown businesses use PO Boxes for mail security, professional image, or to separate business correspondence from physical office locations.
Three downtown Evanston streets with unit-based commercial addressing form the delivery footprint.
ZIP Code 60204 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 14 business establishments, employing about 160 people with an annual payroll of $14,525,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 992Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 14Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $5,227,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $14,525,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 160Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 60204 is located in Cook County, Illinois, within the Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 16980) and Illinois's 9th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 9,461,105 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 60204, 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: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 105.35 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Chicago, IL PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 1724582Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Evanston city; IllinoisSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 60204 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.