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62626 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62626 covers Carlinville, Illinois, with a population of about 7,911 and a median household income of $64,440.

Population
7,91146 per square mile
Median age
423.3 points above the US average
Median household income
$64,44021% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
19.1%6.7 points above the US average
Typical home value
$151,029up 13.3% in five years
Median rent
$74939% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
25.8%9.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
69.4%4.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
230

Where 62626 is

Carlinville, 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

Population7,911
Median age42
Family households62.4%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.5%
White (non-Hispanic)91.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.3%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino2.8%
Veterans7.5%
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$64,440
Income per person$36,507
Poverty rate19.1%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance17.2%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.1%
$10–15k3.6%
$15–20k4.2%
$20–25k8.2%
$25–30k3.3%
$30–35k4.1%
$35–40k4.9%
$40–45k1.4%
$45–50k1.0%
$50–60k13.2%
$60–75k7.0%
$75–100k9.3%
$100–125k8.8%
$125–150k10.4%
$150–200k10.0%
$200k or more6.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed3,560
Mean adjusted gross income$75,576
Returns declaring $200,000 or more5.3%
Returns, under $25k28.4%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k18.3%
Returns, $200k or more5.3%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$132,700
Median gross rent$749
Rent as a share of household income26.1%
Owner-occupied69.4%
Vacant homes13.6%
Median year built1971

What the homes are

Detached house75.1%
2 to 4 units7.2%
5 to 19 units4.2%
20 or more units2.3%
Mobile home11.2%
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$151,029as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 13.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 30.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$151,029$82,552

$82,552 in 2000 to $151,029 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%
High school diploma or higher85.2%
Works from home7.3%
Drives to work alone82.2%
Takes public transport0.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more22.2%
Health

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

Obesity37% 3.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.5% 3.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.5% 4.4 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.3% 2 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.6% 2.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.4% 1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30.7% 5.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.3% 2.1 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 screening85.6% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening64.9% 0.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10% 3.4 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.5% 1.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.7% 4 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.2% 0.6 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps17.1% 2.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.8% 2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.2% 1.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use69% 6.9 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.1% 1.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.3% 3.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8% 0.8 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.2% 2.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost20.7% 7.7 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.9% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments230
People employed2,969
Annual payroll$129,527,000
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 90.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss90.8 out of 100
Community resilience61.8 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 wind97.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning95.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide95.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought95.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail94.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave92Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave91.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado89.9Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather81.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm64.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire58Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane36.1Very 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$64,440$81,702$78,538
Income per person$36,507$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate19.1%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$132,700$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$749$1,227$1,348
Homeownership69.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate1.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home7.3%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%14.4%13.9%
Median age4238.938.7
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 stationCARLINVILLE, IL US0.4 km away
Rain in a year40 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January36.1°F / 19.2°F2.28 in rain, 5.8 in snow
February41.3°F / 23°F2.09 in rain, 4.7 in snow
March52.1°F / 32.2°F2.9 in rain, 2.3 in snow
April65.1°F / 42.9°F4.67 in rain
May74.1°F / 53.5°F4.27 in rain
June82.9°F / 62.6°F4.64 in rain
July86.2°F / 66°F3.44 in rain
August85°F / 63.6°F3.24 in rain
September79.2°F / 55.1°F3.32 in rain
October67°F / 43.9°F3.31 in rain
November52.9°F / 33.2°F3.53 in rain, 0.9 in snow
December40.9°F / 24.6°F2.32 in rain, 2.8 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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Carlinville Community Unit School District 193.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Gillespie Community Unit School District 72.8% of this ZIP code's land area
North Mac Community Unit School District 342.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Northwestern Community Unit School District 21.2% 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 vulnerability13more vulnerable than 13% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Household characteristics18more vulnerable than 18% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status4more vulnerable than 4% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport34more vulnerable than 34% of US census tracts
Walkability4 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62640 Girard, IL10.7 km away
62685 Shipman, IL13.2 km away
62672 Nilwood, IL13.3 km away
62033 Gillespie, IL17.3 km away
62630 Chesterfield, IL18.5 km away
62649 Hettick, IL19.8 km away
62572 Waggoner, IL20.3 km away
62674 Palmyra, IL20.6 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.

Macoupin County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area170.9 sq mi
Water area0.67 sq mi
Population density46 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.2885, -89.8661

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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