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61256 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61256 covers Hampton, Illinois, with a population of about 1,946 and a median household income of $86,679.

Population
1,9461,311 per square mile
Median age
40.61.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$86,6791.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
5.9%6.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$213,361up 19.4% in five years
Median rent
$1,01817% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
28.1%6.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
83.4%18.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
14

Where 61256 is

Hampton, 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

Population1,946
Median age40.6
Family households67.4%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home7.3%
White (non-Hispanic)76.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino16.1%
Veterans4.6%
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$86,679
Income per person$43,624
Poverty rate5.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance8.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k0.3%
$15–20k2.4%
$20–25k3.7%
$25–30k3.2%
$30–35k3.7%
$35–40k6.6%
$40–45k2.9%
$45–50k4.5%
$50–60k4.7%
$60–75k7.9%
$75–100k15.4%
$100–125k15.0%
$125–150k11.7%
$150–200k8.2%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed940
Mean adjusted gross income$84,768
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.4%
Returns, under $25k23.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.9%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.2%
Returns, $200k or more6.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$182,800
Median gross rent$1,018
Owner-occupied83.4%
Vacant homes2.5%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house86.2%
Attached house8.4%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units1.9%
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$213,361as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 19.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 48.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$213,361$129,708

$129,708 in 2006 to $213,361 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%
High school diploma or higher92.2%
Works from home2.7%
Drives to work alone78.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.7%
Health

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

Obesity39.2% 5.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.6% 4.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.9% 1.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.9% 5.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.6% 1.7 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.4% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.5% 2.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity15.3% 1.8 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.7% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.4% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.1% 4.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost18.8% 5.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.8% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments14
People employed79
Annual payroll$3,309,000
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 71.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss77.6 out of 100
Community resilience80.2 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.

Cold wave93.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather87.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought85.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning85.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado79.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm74.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire34.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane18Very 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$86,679$81,702$78,538
Income per person$43,624$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate5.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$182,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,018$1,227$1,348
Homeownership83.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher28.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home2.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.638.938.7
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 stationLE CLAIRE L&D 14, IA US2.2 km away
Rain in a year37 in

Average high and low by month

January30.5°F / 14.1°F1.51 in rain
February34.7°F / 17.7°F1.64 in rain
March47.1°F / 28.4°F2.57 in rain
April60.6°F / 39.8°F3.77 in rain
May72°F / 51.7°F4.81 in rain
June81.5°F / 62.3°F4.61 in rain
July85°F / 66.1°F4.17 in rain
August83°F / 64.1°F4.06 in rain
September76.6°F / 56°F3.35 in rain
October63.6°F / 43.8°F2.6 in rain
November48.4°F / 31.4°F2.14 in rain
December35.7°F / 20.5°F1.89 in rain
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Hampton School District 2950% of this ZIP code's land area
United Township High School District 3050% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Walkability6.5 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

52767 Pleasant Valley, IA2.3 km away
61244 East Moline, IL5.3 km away
61282 Silvis, IL6.1 km away
61278 Rapids City, IL6.2 km away
61236 Barstow, IL6.3 km away
61239 Carbon Cliff, IL7 km away
52753 Le Claire, IA7 km away
52722 Bettendorf, IA7.1 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 County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area1.48 sq mi
Water area0.75 sq mi
Population density1,311 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.5559, -90.4093

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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