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62531 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62531 covers Edinburg, Illinois, with a population of about 1,799 and a median household income of $96,020.

Population
1,79929 per square mile
Median age
45.77 points above the US average
Median household income
$96,0201.2× the Illinois median
Poverty rate
8.2%4.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$175,966up 51.4% in five years
Median rent
$84931% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
13.1%21.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
78%13 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
17

Where 62531 is

Edinburg, 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

Population1,799
Median age45.7
Family households62.3%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.4%
White (non-Hispanic)93.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.9%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.2%
Veterans9.6%
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$96,020
Income per person$44,982
Poverty rate8.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance9.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.3%
$10–15k3.0%
$15–20k0.6%
$20–25k1.1%
$25–30k1.4%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k2.6%
$40–45k2.0%
$45–50k3.6%
$50–60k9.3%
$60–75k12.3%
$75–100k11.0%
$100–125k16.2%
$125–150k7.7%
$150–200k10.5%
$200k or more12.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed820
Mean adjusted gross income$76,012
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.7%
Returns, under $25k22.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k23.2%
Returns, $200k or more3.7%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$125,000
Median gross rent$849
Owner-occupied78%
Vacant homes10.6%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house86.8%
Attached house2.9%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units2.8%
Mobile home4.2%
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$175,966as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 10%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 51.4%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 69.6%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$175,966$90,866

$94,499 in 2009 to $175,966 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home5.7%
Drives to work alone83.2%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more7.4%
Health

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

Obesity37.4% 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 pressure37.9% 3.8 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.4% 0.9 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.1% 4.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.7% 0.8 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.9% 5.8 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.7% 1.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.6% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.5% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.7% 1.8 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65% 0.7 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.6% 2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.3% 1 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.5% 4.6 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% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10% 3.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33% 1.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.6% 3.3 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.1% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.4% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.7% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.5% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost14.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.6% 1 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments17
People employed65
Annual payroll$5,542,000
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 74.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss79.3 out of 100
Community resilience77.2 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.

Drought98.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind90.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide85Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake82.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail81.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave74.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather69.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado61.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire54.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm50.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane39.8Very 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$96,020$81,702$78,538
Income per person$44,982$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate8.2%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$125,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$849$1,227$1,348
Homeownership78%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2%5.8%5.2%
Works from home5.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age45.738.938.7
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 stationMORRISONVILLE, IL US28.2 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January35.6°F / 19.3°F2.18 in rain, 5.9 in snow
February40.8°F / 23.2°F1.82 in rain, 3.9 in snow
March51.8°F / 32.1°F2.73 in rain, 2.4 in snow
April65.1°F / 42.8°F4.31 in rain
May75°F / 54.3°F4.55 in rain
June83.2°F / 63.2°F3.92 in rain
July86.4°F / 65.7°F2.95 in rain
August85.5°F / 63.5°F3.5 in rain
September80.7°F / 55.6°F3.53 in rain
October68.1°F / 43.8°F3.21 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November52.7°F / 33°F3.2 in rain, 0.6 in snow
December40.7°F / 24.5°F2.22 in rain, 3.2 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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Edinburg Community Unit School District 487.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Taylorville Community Unit School District 310.9% of this ZIP code's land area
South Fork School District 141.6% 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 vulnerability20more vulnerable than 20% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics21more vulnerable than 21% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62517 Bulpitt, IL8.7 km away
62540 Kincaid, IL9.3 km away
62570 Tovey, IL10.2 km away
62545 Mechanicsburg, IL13.2 km away
62568 Taylorville, IL14.4 km away
62567 Stonington, IL16.1 km away
62547 Mount Auburn, IL16.3 km away
62563 Rochester, IL17.2 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.

Christian County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area61.27 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq mi
Population density29 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.6612, -89.3779

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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