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62268 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62268 covers Oakdale, Illinois, with a population of about 922 and a median household income of $86,389.

Population
92217 per square mile
Median age
49.911.2 points above the US average
Median household income
$86,3891.1× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
3.6%8.8 points below the US average
Typical home value
$199,538up 26.9% in five years
Degree or higher
24%11 points below the US average
Homeownership
85.2%20.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
15

Where 62268 is

Oakdale, 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

Population922
Median age49.9
Family households56.4%
Born outside the US0.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.3%
White (non-Hispanic)95.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino0.7%
Veterans12.2%
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$86,389
Income per person$55,853
Poverty rate3.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.0%
$10–15k1.0%
$15–20k0.8%
$20–25k9.4%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k6.6%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k3.6%
$45–50k1.3%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k4.8%
$75–100k19.9%
$100–125k12.8%
$125–150k12.5%
$150–200k11.0%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed350
Mean adjusted gross income$75,706
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k22.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k14.3%
Returns, $100k–$200k25.7%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$130,000
Owner-occupied85.2%
Vacant homes3.2%
Median year built1972

What the homes are

Detached house85.4%
Attached house0.5%
Mobile home14.1%
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$199,538as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 11.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 26.9%
Typical home value since 2000
201920222026$199,538$132,592

$132,592 in 2019 to $199,538 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate8.1%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%
High school diploma or higher96.6%
Works from home6.1%
Drives to work alone83.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.5%
Health

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

Obesity36.6% 3.2 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes13.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.2% 4.1 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)7.4% 3.9 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.3% 0.6 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.2% 4.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.2% 2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening67.3% 3 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.3% 1.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66.2% 4.9 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.3% 0.6 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10.9% 3.4 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39.3% 3.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.4% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.1% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69.5% 6.4 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15% 1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)13.9% same as the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.3% 2.1 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments15
People employed37
Annual payroll$1,731,000
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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 96.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High to Very High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss96.3 out of 100
Community resilience96.3 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 wind99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning98.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave98.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave94.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail92.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding89.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather88.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm51.6Relatively Moderate 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$86,389$81,702$78,538
Income per person$55,853$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate3.6%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$130,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership85.2%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher24%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate8.1%5.8%5.2%
Works from home6.1%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.4%14.4%13.9%
Median age49.938.938.7
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 US18.9 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 5 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Nashville Community High School District 9935.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Oakdale Community Consolidated School District 135.1% of this ZIP code's land area
West Washington County Community Unit District 1023.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Pinckneyville School District 503% of this ZIP code's land area
Pinckneyville Community High School District 1012.9% 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 vulnerability23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics42more vulnerable than 42% 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
Walkability4.1 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, IL9.6 km away
62237 Coulterville, IL10.2 km away
62257 Marissa, IL13.5 km away
62214 Addieville, IL13.9 km away
62282 Saint Libory, IL15.6 km away
62286 Sparta, IL16.8 km away
62255 Lenzburg, IL17.6 km away
62263 Nashville, IL20.4 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.

Washington County95.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Perry County4.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area53.31 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq mi
Population density17 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude38.2573, -89.5960

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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