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62690 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62690 covers Virden, Illinois, with a population of about 3,878 and a median household income of $82,644.

Population
3,87869 per square mile
Median age
39.40.7 points above the US average
Median household income
$82,644about the Illinois median
Poverty rate
10.3%2.1 points below the US average
Typical home value
$127,337up 0.7% in five years
Median rent
$78536% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
12.7%22.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
74.6%9.6 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
91

Where 62690 is

Virden, 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

Population3,878
Median age39.4
Family households65.1%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)98.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans5%
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$82,644
Income per person$34,610
Poverty rate10.3%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.9%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k0.4%
$15–20k3.6%
$20–25k3.6%
$25–30k6.4%
$30–35k3.0%
$35–40k3.1%
$40–45k3.1%
$45–50k1.2%
$50–60k3.6%
$60–75k12.0%
$75–100k18.7%
$100–125k13.9%
$125–150k6.6%
$150–200k12.7%
$200k or more2.7%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,800
Mean adjusted gross income$58,360
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.2%
Returns, under $25k28.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.8%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.1%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.0%
Returns, $200k or more2.2%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$112,200
Median gross rent$785
Rent as a share of household income19%
Owner-occupied74.6%
Vacant homes13.2%
Median year built1951

What the homes are

Detached house83.1%
Attached house0.7%
2 to 4 units9.3%
5 to 19 units2.5%
Mobile home4.4%
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$127,337as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.4%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 0.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 11.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$138,171$99,842

$99,842 in 2000 to $127,337 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.9%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home11.2%
Drives to work alone74.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more4.4%
Health

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

Obesity36.8% 3.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.1% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.1% 3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health19.3% 1 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.3% 4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression22.9% 1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.7% 4.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking18% 2 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.5% same as the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.3% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.1% 1.2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability13.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening61.9% 2.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD8.5% 1.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist62.8% 1.5 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability31.6% 0.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24% 0.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity12.7% 4.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.5% 1.8 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8% 1.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol37.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.3% 3.5 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.6% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.9% 2.3 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.5% 1.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use72.2% 3.7 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.2% 0.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.8% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.5% 0.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost12.6% same as 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 establishments91
People employed650
Annual payroll$29,648,000
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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 85.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss85.8 out of 100
Community resilience67 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 wind94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave91.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning88.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake88.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding79Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide78.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather77.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm57.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire50.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.8Very 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$82,644$81,702$78,538
Income per person$34,610$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate10.3%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$112,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$785$1,227$1,348
Homeownership74.6%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.9%5.8%5.2%
Works from home11.2%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%14.4%13.9%
Median age39.438.938.7
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 stationVIRDEN, IL US0.8 km away
Rain in a year38 in
Snow in a year16 in

Average high and low by month

January36.3°F / 20.9°F1.97 in rain, 6.7 in snow
February41.5°F / 24.8°F2.27 in rain, 3.1 in snow
March53.5°F / 34.4°F2.54 in rain, 2.3 in snow
April66.8°F / 45.3°F4.23 in rain
May75.5°F / 55.2°F4.19 in rain
June83.4°F / 64.7°F4.29 in rain
July86.9°F / 67.6°F3.46 in rain
August85.2°F / 65.8°F3.09 in rain
September79.9°F / 58.2°F3.42 in rain
October67.4°F / 47.3°F3.39 in rain
November52.2°F / 35.3°F3.1 in rain, 0.7 in snow
December40.8°F / 26.4°F2.41 in rain, 3.3 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 supermarket12% of this ZIP code's area
Far from a supermarket13% of this ZIP code's area
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.

North Mac Community Unit School District 3484% of this ZIP code's land area
Panhandle Community Unit School District 25.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Waverly Community Unit School District 64.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Auburn Community Unit School District 103.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Pawnee Community Unit School District 112.8% 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 vulnerability36more vulnerable than 36% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Walkability6.2 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62689 Thayer, IL3.9 km away
62662 Lowder, IL7.6 km away
62615 Auburn, IL9.9 km away
62530 Divernon, IL12.1 km away
62672 Nilwood, IL12.3 km away
62640 Girard, IL15 km away
62533 Farmersville, IL15.7 km away
62692 Waverly, IL16.9 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.

Macoupin County62.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Montgomery County21.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Sangamon County16.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area56.16 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq mi
Population density69 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude39.5064, -89.7783

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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