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62555 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62555 covers Owaneco, Illinois, with a population of about 1,632 and a median household income of $73,438.

Population
1,63244 per square mile
Median age
39.60.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$73,43810% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$189,832up 37.8% in five years
Median rent
$68944% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
13.8%21.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
82.9%17.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
4

Where 62555 is

Owaneco, 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

Population1,632
Median age39.6
Family households80.4%
Born outside the US0%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.2%
White (non-Hispanic)99.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans3.1%
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$73,438
Income per person$29,013
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance15.8%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k0.0%
$15–20k0.0%
$20–25k0.7%
$25–30k0.7%
$30–35k3.9%
$35–40k10.6%
$40–45k0.4%
$45–50k14.7%
$50–60k3.9%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k12.7%
$100–125k19.9%
$125–150k5.4%
$150–200k2.8%
$200k or more8.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed220
Mean adjusted gross income$72,418
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k27.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k22.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k22.7%
Returns, $75k–$100k0.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k27.3%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median gross rent$689
Rent as a share of household income18.1%
Owner-occupied82.9%
Vacant homes0.7%
Median year built1948

What the homes are

Detached house100%
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$189,832as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 37.8%
Typical home value since 2000
202120232026$189,832$137,720

$137,720 in 2021 to $189,832 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%
High school diploma or higher95.8%
Works from home3.2%
Drives to work alone84.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more17.3%
Health

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

Obesity37.9% 4.5 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.4% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.7% 3.5 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 health20.5% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.8% 0.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity25.4% same as 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 medication77.7% 3 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.7% 2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.7% 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 year78.5% 1.8 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.1% 0.7 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening60.5% 3.8 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist65% 3.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability32% 1.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25% same as the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.5% 3.6 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.3% 1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.7% 2.5 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.9% 2.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.7% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7% 2.2 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.2% 5.7 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 disability15.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.9% 1.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments4
People employed18
Annual payroll$1,080,000
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 87.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss91.4 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.

Drought98.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake87.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail87.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide86.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning83.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado72.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding68Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm58.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane46.4Very 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$73,438$81,702$78,538
Income per person$29,013$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$689$1,227$1,348
Homeownership82.9%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher13.8%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.2%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0%14.4%13.9%
Median age39.638.938.7
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 stationPANA, IL US15.3 km away
Rain in a year42 in
Snow in a year14 in

Average high and low by month

January36.6°F / 19.3°F2.78 in rain, 5.1 in snow
February41.5°F / 22.6°F2.15 in rain, 2.6 in snow
March52.8°F / 31.3°F3.02 in rain, 2.6 in snow
April65.6°F / 41.3°F4.8 in rain, 0.5 in snow
May75.5°F / 52.3°F4.75 in rain
June84.1°F / 62°F5.07 in rain
July87.3°F / 65.1°F4.01 in rain
August86.3°F / 62.7°F3 in rain
September80.8°F / 54.8°F3.25 in rain
October68.2°F / 43.7°F3.53 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November53.4°F / 33.2°F3.68 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December41.6°F / 24.6°F2.26 in rain, 2.7 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.

Taylorville Community Unit School District 372.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Pana Community Unit School District 816.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Central A & M Community Unit School District 2111.1% 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 vulnerability30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport48more vulnerable than 48% 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.

62083 Rosamond, IL11.5 km away
62568 Taylorville, IL11.7 km away
62557 Pana, IL11.8 km away
62510 Assumption, IL13.8 km away
62076 Ohlman, IL15.1 km away
62556 Palmer, IL15.3 km away
62567 Stonington, IL18.1 km away
62075 Nokomis, IL20.8 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 area37.09 sq mi
Water area0.9 sq mi
Population density44 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.4775, -89.1951

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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