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62871 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62871 covers Omaha, Illinois, with a population of about 669 and a median household income of $76,513.

Population
66912 per square mile
Median age
38.9about the US average
Median household income
$76,5136% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Median home value
$87,20065% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
27.7%7.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
88%23 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 62871 is

Omaha, 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

Population669
Median age38.9
Family households58.7%
Born outside the US1%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.4%
White (non-Hispanic)87.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.6%
Hispanic or Latino0%
Veterans6.1%
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$76,513
Income per person$35,346
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance26.6%

Household income distribution

Under $10k10.0%
$10–15k1.5%
$15–20k2.7%
$20–25k10.0%
$25–30k3.1%
$30–35k1.2%
$35–40k0.8%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k0.8%
$50–60k7.3%
$60–75k6.6%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k13.5%
$125–150k8.1%
$150–200k13.1%
$200k or more6.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed250
Mean adjusted gross income$73,672
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.0%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.0%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k24.0%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$87,200
Owner-occupied88%
Vacant homes10.7%
Median year built1967

What the homes are

Detached house91%
Attached house0.3%
2 to 4 units2.1%
Mobile home6.6%
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%
High school diploma or higher94.3%
Works from home0.7%
Drives to work alone97.3%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more27.8%
Health

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

Obesity40.8% 7.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes14.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.8% 6.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health22.6% 2.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)8.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis33.3% 8.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.5% 1.6 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability14.9% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening63.6% 0.7 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.5% 3.9 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist63.3% 2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.7% 2.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps15.1% 0.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.2% 2.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.6% 4.4 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11% 2.8 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.8% 1.4 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use67.1% 8.8 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.6% 0.8 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.1% 2.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.9% 1.5 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.5% 1.1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.6% same as the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed39
Annual payroll$1,271,000
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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 95.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively High
Expected annual loss92.2 out of 100
Community resilience15.4 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 wind99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought97.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave95.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding95Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake93.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm87.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail84.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave82.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning67.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane50.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41.1Very 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$76,513$81,702$78,538
Income per person$35,346$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$87,200$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership88%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home0.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US1%14.4%13.9%
Median age38.938.938.7
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 stationCARMI 3, IL US22.4 km away
Rain in a year48 in
Snow in a year12 in

Average high and low by month

January41.1°F / 21.2°F3.5 in rain, 2.5 in snow
February46°F / 23.4°F3.11 in rain, 4.9 in snow
March56.1°F / 32.5°F4.37 in rain, 1.8 in snow
April68°F / 43°F5.17 in rain
May76.8°F / 53.5°F5.16 in rain
June85.3°F / 62.5°F4.31 in rain
July87.6°F / 65.7°F4.43 in rain
August86.8°F / 63°F3.5 in rain
September81.4°F / 54.8°F3.22 in rain
October70.1°F / 42.8°F3.43 in rain, 0.2 in snow
November56.2°F / 32.1°F4.22 in rain, 0.2 in snow
December45°F / 25°F3.9 in rain, 2.1 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.

Gallatin Community Unit School District 777.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Norris City-Omaha-Enfield Community Unit School District 319.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Eldorado Community Unit School District 42.7% 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 vulnerability55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Household characteristics65more vulnerable than 65% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status16more vulnerable than 16% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport74more vulnerable than 74% of US census tracts
Walkability4.9 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62979 Ridgway, IL9.8 km away
62869 Norris City, IL10.2 km away
62867 New Haven, IL13.9 km away
62930 Eldorado, IL16.2 km away
62834 Emma, IL17.4 km away
62817 Broughton, IL17.4 km away
62934 Equality, IL18.8 km away
62829 Dale, IL21.4 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.

Gallatin County98.9% of this ZIP code's land area
White County1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area54.81 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq mi
Population density12 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.8904, -88.2865

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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