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61240 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61240 covers Coal Valley, Illinois, with a population of about 5,988 and a median household income of $108,929.

Population
5,988164 per square mile
Median age
48.810.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$108,9291.3× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
2.7%9.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$280,144up 25.7% in five years
Degree or higher
33%2 points below the US average
Homeownership
93.6%28.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
83

Where 61240 is

Coal Valley, Illinois — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population5,988
Median age48.8
Family households80%
Born outside the US2%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.3%
White (non-Hispanic)87.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.9%
Hispanic or Latino5.6%
Veterans8.7%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$108,929
Income per person$50,121
Poverty rate2.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.6%
$10–15k0.9%
$15–20k2.0%
$20–25k2.4%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k2.9%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k1.9%
$45–50k3.7%
$50–60k2.3%
$60–75k6.7%
$75–100k15.1%
$100–125k13.3%
$125–150k11.7%
$150–200k18.6%
$200k or more13.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,000
Mean adjusted gross income$95,089
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.3%
Returns, under $25k21.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k18.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.3%
Returns, $200k or more8.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$231,000
Owner-occupied93.6%
Vacant homes7.7%
Median year built1980

What the homes are

Detached house88.8%
Attached house2.8%
Mobile home8.4%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$280,144as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 52.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$280,144$165,829

$169,691 in 2006 to $280,144 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher33%
High school diploma or higher94.5%
Works from home10.2%
Drives to work alone85.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.1%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity35.7% 2.3 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.6% 0.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.6% 4.7 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.1% 5.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.4% 6 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.3% 4.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.1% 3.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79% 4.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening90% 4.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.1% 5.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.8% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability26.4% 4.3 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22% 2.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9% 8.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps7.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.9% 5.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.2% 4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.1% 1.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.3% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours32.7% 3.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7.9% 5.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.7% 1.9 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments83
People employed777
Annual payroll$33,888,000
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Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 55% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss61.4 out of 100
Community resilience78.3 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Drought92.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind91.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail85.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave83.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave77.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding49.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake40.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane24.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Illinois and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPIllinoisUnited States
Median household income$108,929$81,702$78,538
Income per person$50,121$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate2.7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$231,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership93.6%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher33%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home10.2%14%13.5%
Born outside the US2%14.4%13.9%
Median age48.838.938.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationMOLINE QUAD CITY INTL AP, IL US5.9 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January31.8°F / 14.8°F1.66 in rain, 10.8 in snow
February36.6°F / 18.8°F1.83 in rain, 8.6 in snow
March49.9°F / 29.6°F2.62 in rain, 4.4 in snow
April63°F / 39.9°F3.81 in rain, 1.1 in snow
May73.9°F / 51.1°F4.67 in rain
June83.1°F / 61°F5.01 in rain
July86.1°F / 64.9°F4.23 in rain
August84.1°F / 62.7°F3.97 in rain
September77.9°F / 54.2°F3.32 in rain
October64.8°F / 42.6°F2.81 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November49.8°F / 30.9°F2.3 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December37°F / 20.8°F2.04 in rain, 8.8 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket29% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Orion Community Unit School District 22364.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Moline-Coal Valley School District 4027.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Sherrard Community Unit School District 2006.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

61265 Moline, IL6.7 km away
61282 Silvis, IL8.5 km away
61244 East Moline, IL9 km away
61266 Moline, IL9 km away
61239 Carbon Cliff, IL9.1 km away
61264 Milan, IL9.1 km away
61201 Rock Island, IL10.4 km away
61273 Orion, IL10.4 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Rock Island County54.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Henry County45.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.42 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq mi
Population density164 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.4351, -90.4652

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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