Postal Codes

61843 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 61843 covers Fisher, Illinois, with a population of about 2,003 and a median household income of $93,750.

Population
2,00355 per square mile
Median age
36.52.2 points below the US average
Median household income
$93,7501.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
2.9%9.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$238,097up 34.6% in five years
Median rent
$85031% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
29.3%5.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
89.3%24.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
47

Where 61843 is

Fisher, 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

Population2,003
Median age36.5
Family households77.5%
Born outside the US0.2%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.3%
White (non-Hispanic)94.1%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans8.2%
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$93,750
Income per person$41,052
Poverty rate2.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance3.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k1.1%
$10–15k0.7%
$15–20k1.6%
$20–25k1.6%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k0.4%
$40–45k2.3%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k4.4%
$60–75k13.3%
$75–100k21.4%
$100–125k11.9%
$125–150k13.1%
$150–200k10.6%
$200k or more10.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,180
Mean adjusted gross income$74,869
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.4%
Returns, under $25k23.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k21.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$184,300
Median gross rent$850
Rent as a share of household income14.4%
Owner-occupied89.3%
Vacant homes5.2%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house85.1%
Attached house4.4%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units5.1%
Mobile home2.4%
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$238,097as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.6%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 57.3%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$238,097$103,783

$103,783 in 2003 to $238,097 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home11.1%
Drives to work alone78.1%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.4%
Health

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

Obesity30.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes8.9% 3.1 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes10.6% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure30.1% 4 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health13.5% 6.8 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity16.6% 8.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis25.3% same as the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking20.7% 4.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication76% 1.3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.1% 1.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease5.3% 0.9 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year76.5% same as the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.2% 2.3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability11% 3.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD5.5% 1.1 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist70.7% 9.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability23.8% 6.9 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.1% 2.7 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity8.1% 9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps6.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.7% 0.5 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.5% 6.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5% 4.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.6% 0.7 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability9.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)10.9% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat4.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours31.1% 5.3 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke2.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost7% 6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.1% 2.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments47
People employed340
Annual payroll$19,938,000
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 68.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss85.5 out of 100
Community resilience79.8 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.

Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather83Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail76.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding76.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake64.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave53.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning46.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane43.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm38.6Relatively 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$93,750$81,702$78,538
Income per person$41,052$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate2.9%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$184,300$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$850$1,227$1,348
Homeownership89.3%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.2%14.4%13.9%
Median age36.538.938.7
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 stationRANTOUL, IL US16.7 km away
Rain in a year40 in

Average high and low by month

January34.4°F / 15.8°F2.54 in rain
February39.6°F / 19.6°F2.01 in rain
March51.4°F / 29.3°F2.58 in rain
April64.3°F / 39.6°F3.98 in rain
May75.4°F / 51.3°F4.33 in rain
June84.9°F / 61.7°F4.61 in rain
July87.5°F / 64.1°F4.44 in rain
August85.9°F / 61.6°F3.86 in rain
September80.7°F / 54.3°F3.28 in rain
October67.3°F / 42.1°F3.32 in rain
November52.3°F / 31.4°F3.19 in rain
December39.8°F / 22.1°F2.21 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.

Fisher Community Unit School District 194.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Blue Ridge Community Unit School District 185.6% 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 vulnerability4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Household characteristics10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status10more vulnerable than 10% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

61840 Dewey, IL6.9 km away
61845 Foosland, IL8.3 km away
61853 Mahomet, IL11.8 km away
61724 Bellflower, IL14.8 km away
61878 Thomasboro, IL16.1 km away
61854 Mansfield, IL16.6 km away
61866 Rantoul, IL17.8 km away
60936 Gibson City, IL18.6 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.

Champaign County94.4% of this ZIP code's land area
McLean County5.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.74 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq mi
Population density55 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude40.2991, -88.3560

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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