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61276 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61276 covers Preemption, Illinois.

Median age
6627.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time

Where 61276 is

Preemption, Illinois — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median age66
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Income per person$62,889
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Vacant homes76.7%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house100%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.9% 6.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.2% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression20.3% 1.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.2% 1.2 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)11.2% 3.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9% 2.8 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.2% 3.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.1% 1.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.3% 2.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24% 0.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.5% 5.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.7% 4.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.2% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.4% 2.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5% 0.6 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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 47.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss61.1 out of 100
Community resilience78 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.

Lightning98.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind98.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail78.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave77.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado60.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire48.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake30.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding21.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
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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$81,702$78,538
Income per person$62,889$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate11.7%12.4%
Median home value$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher37.2%35%
Unemployment rate5.8%5.2%
Works from home14%13.5%
Born outside the US14.4%13.9%
Median age6638.938.7
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 stationALEDO, IL US17.4 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year22 in

Average high and low by month

January31°F / 13.3°F1.67 in rain, 6.2 in snow
February35.6°F / 17°F1.85 in rain, 6.2 in snow
March49.1°F / 27.4°F2.52 in rain, 3 in snow
April62.1°F / 37.9°F4 in rain, 0.6 in snow
May72.7°F / 49.7°F5.06 in rain
June81.7°F / 59.8°F5.37 in rain
July84.7°F / 63.4°F3.86 in rain
August83.1°F / 61.5°F3.89 in rain
September76.9°F / 53.2°F3.73 in rain
October64.1°F / 41.3°F2.82 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November49.3°F / 29.5°F2.32 in rain, 1.4 in snow
December36.4°F / 19.6°F2.01 in rain, 4.1 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 supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket2% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Sherrard Community Unit School District 200100% 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 vulnerability12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status29more vulnerable than 29% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Walkability3.8 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61263 Matherville, IL4.9 km away
61279 Reynolds, IL5.3 km away
61281 Sherrard, IL7.8 km away
61486 Viola, IL10.8 km away
61264 Milan, IL14.1 km away
61284 Taylor Ridge, IL15.4 km away
61465 New Windsor, IL15.4 km away
61231 Aledo, IL17 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.

Mercer County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.34 sq mi
Latitude, longitude41.2996, -90.5866

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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