Zip Area Code

Waukegan, Illinois

Waukegan, Illinois, in Lake County, has ZIP codes 60079, 60085 and 60087 and area code 847, with 224 as an overlay.

ZIP codes
60079, 60085, 60087
Area codes
847, 224
Time zone
Central Time
Coordinates
42.3722, -87.8551

ZIP codes in Waukegan

ZIP codePost officeCountyArea codes
60079*WaukeganLake County847, 224
60085WaukeganLake County847, 224
60087WaukeganLake County847, 224

* No mapped delivery area: P.O. boxes or a single organization. Area codes are those of the nearest ZIP code area.

Area codes for Waukegan

  • Area code 847

    In service since January 20, 1996. Shares its area with 224. Local calls are dialed with 1 plus ten digits.

  • Area code 224

    In service since January 5, 2002. Shares its area with 847. Local calls are dialed with 1 plus ten digits.

Area codes here are matched from telephone rate centers, so a place near a boundary can have local numbers from either side of it.

Time zone

Waukegan is in the Central Time zone.

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