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61526 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61526 covers Edelstein, Illinois, with a population of about 887 and a median household income of $118,750.

Population
88729 per square mile
Median age
46.47.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$118,7501.5× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
0%12.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$302,294up 47.7% in five years
Degree or higher
48.7%13.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
97.3%32.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 61526 is

Edelstein, 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

Population887
Median age46.4
Family households85.5%
Born outside the US3%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.3%
White (non-Hispanic)81.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.8%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans5.5%
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$118,750
Income per person$60,361
Poverty rate0%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance0%

Household income distribution

Under $10k0.0%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k1.2%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k2.7%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k0.0%
$40–45k2.7%
$45–50k10.2%
$50–60k8.7%
$60–75k2.1%
$75–100k3.9%
$100–125k13.9%
$125–150k14.8%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more24.1%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed530
Mean adjusted gross income$103,064
Returns declaring $200,000 or more13.2%
Returns, under $25k22.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k15.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k11.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k9.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.3%
Returns, $200k or more13.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$270,300
Owner-occupied97.3%
Vacant homes20.2%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$302,294as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 12.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 47.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 66.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$302,294$130,727

$130,727 in 2002 to $302,294 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home27.8%
Drives to work alone72.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more5.6%
Health

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

Obesity30.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.4% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.4% 5.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.8% same as the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity17.4% 8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis27.1% 2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.6% 2.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.8% 0.6 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening89.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability10.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.8% 3.5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist69.4% 8.1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability25.1% 5.6 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support20.8% 4 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity7.8% 9.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.7% 7.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.6% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.1% 2.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7% 6.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport4.9% 4.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use73.3% 2.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)14.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability11% 3 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.5% 2 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.7% 1.3 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.4% 4.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.3% 2.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed120
Annual payroll$5,430,000
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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 65.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss82.3 out of 100
Community resilience89.8 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.

Landslide96.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind81.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm75.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather61Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave58.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning54.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake48.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire46.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane29.9Very 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$118,750$81,702$78,538
Income per person$60,361$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate0%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$270,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership97.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home27.8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US3%14.4%13.9%
Median age46.438.938.7
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 stationPRINCEVILLE, IL US14.5 km away
Rain in a year39 in
Snow in a year20 in

Average high and low by month

January32.5°F / 14.5°F2.18 in rain, 5.4 in snow
February37.4°F / 18.2°F1.9 in rain, 5.5 in snow
March50.2°F / 28°F2.42 in rain, 2 in snow
April63.5°F / 38.5°F3.67 in rain, 0.1 in snow
May74.5°F / 50.6°F5.05 in rain
June82.9°F / 60.5°F4 in rain
July85.6°F / 63.1°F4.48 in rain
August83.8°F / 60.8°F3.7 in rain
September78.2°F / 52.1°F3.86 in rain
October65.4°F / 40.9°F3.11 in rain
November50.7°F / 30.1°F2.4 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December37.4°F / 19.9°F2.05 in rain, 6.4 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 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Princeville Community Unit School District 32665.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Dunlap Community Unit School District 32324.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Illinois Valley Central Unit School District 3218.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Midland Community Unit School District 72.5% 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 status24more vulnerable than 24% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status8more vulnerable than 8% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Walkability3.7 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61479 Speer, IL7.2 km away
61523 Chillicothe, IL8.3 km away
61652 Peoria, IL10 km away
61562 Rome, IL10.3 km away
61525 Dunlap, IL12.1 km away
61565 Sparland, IL13.2 km away
61552 Mossville, IL14.2 km away
61424 Camp Grove, IL15.3 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.

Peoria County91.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Marshall County8.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area30.58 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.9454, -89.5858

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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