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62538 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62538 covers Harvel, Illinois, with a population of about 444 and a median household income of $71,875.

Population
44413 per square mile
Median household income
$71,87512% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$148,024up 31.1% in five years
Median rent
$73041% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
12.7%22.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
80.6%15.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
7

Where 62538 is

Harvel, 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

Population444
Family households78.2%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)86.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino13.3%
Veterans1.8%
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$71,875
Income per person$26,971
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance29.1%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.6%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k18.2%
$30–35k6.1%
$35–40k3.0%
$40–45k2.4%
$45–50k3.0%
$50–60k3.0%
$60–75k6.1%
$75–100k29.1%
$100–125k10.9%
$125–150k7.9%
$150–200k1.8%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed140
Mean adjusted gross income$77,243
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k21.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k21.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k28.6%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$730
Owner-occupied80.6%
Vacant homes8.3%
Median year built1954

What the homes are

Detached house97.2%
Mobile home2.8%
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$148,024as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 9.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 31.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201720212026$148,024$87,255

$87,255 in 2017 to $148,024 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate0%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%
High school diploma or higher88.6%
Works from home0%
Drives to work alone95.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more31.6%
Health

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

Obesity38.4% 5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.2% 2 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 health19.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.4% 0.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity23.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.6% 5.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18.2% 2.2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.4% 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% 2.3 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.5% 2.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening66.3% 2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist64.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.6% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12% 5.1 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps11.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol39% 2.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.7% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.5% 2.7 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.6% 2.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.7% 3.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.4% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14.9% 0.9 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 disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.4% 2.4 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 lost11.7% 1.3 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 establishments7
People employed24
Annual payroll$737,000
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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 87.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss88.2 out of 100
Community resilience69.1 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.

Drought97.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave89.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake89.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail89Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado82.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning78.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather78Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire52.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane48.3Very 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$71,875$81,702$78,538
Income per person$26,971$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$730$1,227$1,348
Homeownership80.6%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate0%5.8%5.2%
Works from home0%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.938.7
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 US8.2 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 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Panhandle Community Unit School District 292.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Morrisonville Community Unit School District 17.2% 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 vulnerability32more vulnerable than 32% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Household characteristics44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status11more vulnerable than 11% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62560 Raymond, IL7.9 km away
62546 Morrisonville, IL8.7 km away
62572 Waggoner, IL10 km away
62533 Farmersville, IL10.2 km away
62556 Palmer, IL17.9 km away
62015 Butler, IL17.9 km away
62051 Irving, IL21.2 km away
62094 Witt, IL21.9 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 County80.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Christian County19.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area34.06 sq mi
Population density13 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.3719, -89.5380

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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