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61501 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61501 covers Astoria, Illinois, with a population of about 1,612 and a median household income of $56,250.

Population
1,61221 per square mile
Median age
40.72 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,25031% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
10.7%1.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$83,342up 2.8% in five years
Degree or higher
13.3%21.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
77.3%12.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
41

Where 61501 is

Astoria, 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

Population1,612
Median age40.7
Family households66.5%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.2%
White (non-Hispanic)93.9%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.1%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans5.3%
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$56,250
Income per person$31,824
Poverty rate10.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.1%
$10–15k5.4%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k3.2%
$25–30k2.0%
$30–35k4.7%
$35–40k3.9%
$40–45k7.5%
$45–50k5.8%
$50–60k14.4%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k15.9%
$100–125k7.9%
$125–150k0.9%
$150–200k1.2%
$200k or more6.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed770
Mean adjusted gross income$56,065
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k31.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$68,400
Rent as a share of household income23.3%
Owner-occupied77.3%
Vacant homes23.2%
Median year built1968

What the homes are

Detached house89.5%
2 to 4 units5.7%
Mobile home4.9%
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$83,342as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 2.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 30.8%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$83,342$61,770

$63,731 in 2016 to $83,342 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%
High school diploma or higher92.8%
Works from home3.8%
Drives to work alone77.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more20.8%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13% 1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.1% 5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.9% 2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26% 0.6 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31% 5.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening85.9% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.5% 2.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist57.2% 4.1 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.9% 3.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.8% 2.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.6% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.3% 2.5 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%
Loneliness33% 1.4 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)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.3% 1.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37% 0.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.4% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments41
People employed184
Annual payroll$7,715,000
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 72% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss70.7 out of 100
Community resilience68.9 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.

Landslide95.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind92.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm88.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado85.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake81.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave79.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning59.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire45.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane35.8Very 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$56,250$81,702$78,538
Income per person$31,824$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$68,400$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership77.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.3%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%14.4%13.9%
Median age40.738.938.7
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 stationRUSHVILLE, IL US21.6 km away
Rain in a year41 in

Average high and low by month

January32.9°F / 17°F1.78 in rain
February38.1°F / 21°F2.09 in rain
March49.8°F / 30.7°F2.6 in rain
April62.3°F / 41.5°F3.88 in rain
May72.2°F / 52.4°F5.33 in rain
June81°F / 61.6°F5.01 in rain
July84.5°F / 65.2°F4.03 in rain
August83.2°F / 63.1°F3.75 in rain
September77°F / 55.3°F3.92 in rain
October64.8°F / 43.6°F3.43 in rain
November50.3°F / 32.5°F2.67 in rain
December38.5°F / 22.8°F2.41 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 supermarket100% of this ZIP code's area
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.

Astoria Community Unit School District 191% of this ZIP code's land area
Lewistown Community Unit School District 978.2% 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 vulnerability31more vulnerable than 31% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Walkability4.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61484 Vermont, IL10.6 km away
62624 Browning, IL11.6 km away
61441 Ipava, IL14.8 km away
62617 Bath, IL17.4 km away
61482 Table Grove, IL17.7 km away
62639 Frederick, IL19.3 km away
62681 Rushville, IL21.4 km away
61411 Adair, IL21.8 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.

Fulton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area75.04 sq mi
Water area2.5 sq mi
Population density21 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2311, -90.3443

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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