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62257 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62257 covers Marissa, Illinois, with a population of about 1,960 and a median household income of $66,848.

Population
1,96024 per square mile
Median age
412.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$66,84818% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
11.4%1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$112,301up 3.7% in five years
Median rent
$62149% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
15%20 points below the US average
Homeownership
76.1%11.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
52

Where 62257 is

Marissa, 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

Population1,960
Median age41
Family households63.1%
Born outside the US0.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.6%
White (non-Hispanic)89.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.1%
Veterans10.9%
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$66,848
Income per person$33,374
Poverty rate11.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance27.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.9%
$10–15k2.2%
$15–20k5.2%
$20–25k11.0%
$25–30k1.7%
$30–35k1.7%
$35–40k2.4%
$40–45k4.6%
$45–50k1.8%
$50–60k9.1%
$60–75k10.7%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k15.9%
$125–150k14.0%
$150–200k1.6%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,290
Mean adjusted gross income$65,213
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k30.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.7%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$119,200
Median gross rent$621
Owner-occupied76.1%
Vacant homes20.3%
Median year built1965

What the homes are

Detached house80.5%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units1.7%
Mobile home8.4%
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$112,301as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 2.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 3.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 27.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200520152026$127,990$84,123

$93,479 in 2005 to $112,301 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher15%
High school diploma or higher96.4%
Works from home8.2%
Drives to work alone78.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.9%
Health

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

Obesity36.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38% 3.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19% 1.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.1% 6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.5% 2.5 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)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.8% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.4% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.6% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.4% 1.8 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.2% 2.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.2% 4.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.1% 2.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.1% 3.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.5% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.8% 2.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use71.9% 4 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 disability14.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.3% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments52
People employed808
Annual payroll$79,755,000
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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 93.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss94.6 out of 100
Community resilience77.7 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.

Heat wave96.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide90.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding88.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning87.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather79.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind66Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm64.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire53.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46Relatively 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$66,848$81,702$78,538
Income per person$33,374$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate11.4%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$119,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$621$1,227$1,348
Homeownership76.1%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher15%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate11.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.2%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.3%14.4%13.9%
Median age4138.938.7
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 stationSPARTA 1 W, IL US14.6 km away
Rain in a year46 in
Snow in a year11 in

Average high and low by month

January40.1°F / 21.6°F3.11 in rain, 3.5 in snow
February45.1°F / 25.2°F2.57 in rain, 3.4 in snow
March55.5°F / 33.2°F3.95 in rain, 0.6 in snow
April66.8°F / 43.2°F5.16 in rain
May75.7°F / 54.1°F5.17 in rain
June84.3°F / 62.4°F4.31 in rain
July87.7°F / 65.6°F4.68 in rain
August86.8°F / 63.6°F3.54 in rain
September80.8°F / 55.4°F3.03 in rain
October69.9°F / 44.2°F3.34 in rain
November55.8°F / 34.5°F4.08 in rain, 0.5 in snow
December44°F / 26°F2.7 in rain, 2.6 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 7 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Marissa Community Unit School District 4052% of this ZIP code's land area
West Washington County Community Unit District 1019.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Freeburg Community High School District 779.9% of this ZIP code's land area
St. Libory Consolidated School District 309.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Sparta Community Unit School District 1405.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Mascoutah Community Unit School District 191.7% of this ZIP code's land area
New Athens Community Unit School District 601% 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 vulnerability33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status38more vulnerable than 38% of US census tracts
Household characteristics50more vulnerable than 50% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62292 Tilden, IL6.5 km away
62255 Lenzburg, IL6.6 km away
62217 Baldwin, IL11.2 km away
62237 Coulterville, IL11.9 km away
62264 New Athens, IL13.3 km away
62286 Sparta, IL13.3 km away
62282 Saint Libory, IL13.5 km away
62268 Oakdale, IL13.5 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.

St. Clair County56.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Washington County36.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Randolph County7% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area80.36 sq mi
Water area2.02 sq mi
Population density24 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2455, -89.7501

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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