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62056 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62056 covers Litchfield, Illinois, with a population of about 8,591 and a median household income of $62,705.

Population
8,59180 per square mile
Median age
42.84.1 points above the US average
Median household income
$62,70523% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
14.1%1.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$137,524up 11.4% in five years
Median rent
$65547% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
25.6%9.4 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.6%7.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
292

Where 62056 is

Litchfield, 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

Population8,591
Median age42.8
Family households58%
Born outside the US0.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.2%
White (non-Hispanic)99%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans6.1%
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$62,705
Income per person$34,160
Poverty rate14.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance16.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k7.7%
$10–15k4.8%
$15–20k7.2%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k4.6%
$30–35k5.5%
$35–40k3.5%
$40–45k2.5%
$45–50k2.9%
$50–60k6.2%
$60–75k9.4%
$75–100k14.2%
$100–125k8.9%
$125–150k7.4%
$150–200k6.8%
$200k or more4.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,870
Mean adjusted gross income$66,560
Returns declaring $200,000 or more4.4%
Returns, under $25k29.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.5%
Returns, $200k or more4.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$119,800
Median gross rent$655
Rent as a share of household income34.5%
Owner-occupied72.6%
Vacant homes8.7%
Median year built1964

What the homes are

Detached house78.2%
Attached house1.3%
2 to 4 units4.5%
5 to 19 units6.4%
20 or more units5.8%
Mobile home3.7%
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$137,524as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 11.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 36.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200220142026$137,524$90,688

$90,688 in 2002 to $137,524 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%
High school diploma or higher93.8%
Works from home8%
Drives to work alone81.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more18.6%
Health

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

Obesity38.2% 4.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.6% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.6% 3.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.7% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.8% 3.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23% 1.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.6% same as the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.9% 4.2 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 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 screening86.9% 1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.8% 0.5 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.2% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist61.2% same as the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.5% 1.3 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.1% 3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps14.6% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.5% 1.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.8% 6.1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.2% 2.2 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 disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.5% 1.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments292
People employed4,195
Annual payroll$166,598,000
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 88.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88 out of 100
Community resilience65.6 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.

Strong wind97.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail93.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide91.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado90.7Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake88.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather82.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm63.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane45Very 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$62,705$81,702$78,538
Income per person$34,160$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate14.1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$119,800$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$655$1,227$1,348
Homeownership72.6%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.8%14.4%13.9%
Median age42.838.938.7
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 stationHILLSBORO, IL US13.8 km away
Rain in a year42 in

Average high and low by month

January38.4°F / 21.4°F2.52 in rain
February44.5°F / 25.4°F2.61 in rain
March55.4°F / 34.2°F3.05 in rain
April68.3°F / 44.1°F5.03 in rain
May77.7°F / 54.3°F5.06 in rain
June86°F / 63.3°F3.83 in rain
July88.7°F / 66.6°F3.74 in rain
August87.3°F / 64.7°F3.14 in rain
September81.7°F / 56.7°F3.3 in rain
October69.7°F / 45.8°F3.41 in rain
November54.6°F / 35.2°F3.76 in rain
December42.8°F / 26.4°F2.62 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 supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket5% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket5% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Litchfield Community Unit School District 1274.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Gillespie Community Unit School District 714.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Mount Olive Community Unit School District 510.6% 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 vulnerability11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status3more vulnerable than 3% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62015 Butler, IL10.9 km away
62023 Eagarville, IL13.9 km away
62049 Hillsboro, IL14.3 km away
62069 Mount Olive, IL14.6 km away
62089 Taylor Springs, IL14.6 km away
62091 Walshville, IL14.7 km away
62560 Raymond, IL15.6 km away
62009 Benld, IL16.3 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.

Montgomery County72% of this ZIP code's land area
Macoupin County28% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area107.4 sq mi
Water area1.45 sq mi
Population density80 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.1793, -89.6499

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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