ZIP Code 60079

60079 is one of Illinois's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Waukegan, Lake County.

City: Waukegan
County: Lake County
State: Illinois
Prefix: 600xx

Where this code sits

60079 is part of the 600xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. Waukegan is served by 3 ZIP codes in total; the full list, with the county each falls in, is on the Waukegan page.

Waukegan Illinois ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 60079 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 60079

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 60079.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 60085	1.2 mi	Waukegan, IL
ZIP code 60087	2.5 mi	Waukegan, IL
ZIP code 60064	2.8 mi	North Chicago, IL
ZIP code 60088	4.3 mi	Great Lakes, IL
ZIP code 60031	5.1 mi	Gurnee, IL
ZIP code 60099	5.6 mi	Zion, IL
ZIP code 60044	5.7 mi	Lake Bluff, IL
ZIP code 60086	5.9 mi	North Chicago, IL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 60079, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 60079. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.