62879 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 62879 covers Sailor Springs, Illinois, with a median household income of $57,917.
- Median age
- 45.87.1 points above the US average
- Median household income
- $57,91729% below the Illinois median
- Time zone
- Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Where 62879 is
Sailor Springs, Illinois — the point the Postal Service gives for this ZIP code. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes rather than an area, so this marks its centre, not its boundary.
People and households
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median age | 45.8 |
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Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median household income | $57,917 |
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| Income per person | $24,644 |
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median year built | 1972 |
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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 risk | Higher than 87.3% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively High |
| Expected annual loss | 87.8 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 81.7 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.
| Drought | 98.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
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| Strong wind | 94.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 88.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 87.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 86Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 84.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Winter weather | 81.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 81.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 77.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 71.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 62.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 57.3Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 50.5Very 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 ZIP | Illinois | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $57,917 | $81,702 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | $24,644 | $45,104 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | — | 11.7% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $250,500 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,227 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 66.8% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 37.2% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 14% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | — | 14.4% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 45.8 | 38.9 | 38.7 |
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 station | FLORA, IL US13.9 km away |
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| Rain in a year | 48 in |
| Snow in a year | 12 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 38.8°F / 21.2°F2.95 in rain, 3.1 in snow |
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| February | 44.2°F / 24.7°F2.54 in rain, 3.2 in snow |
| March | 54.5°F / 33°F3.83 in rain, 0.8 in snow |
| April | 67.1°F / 43.5°F5.31 in rain |
| May | 76.8°F / 54.1°F5.09 in rain |
| June | 86°F / 63.3°F5.86 in rain |
| July | 89°F / 65.8°F4.19 in rain |
| August | 87.8°F / 63.4°F3.73 in rain |
| September | 81.6°F / 55.4°F3.34 in rain |
| October | 69°F / 44.3°F3.67 in rain |
| November | 54.8°F / 33.6°F4.23 in rain |
| December | 43.2°F / 25.9°F3.26 in rain, 4.5 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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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%.
| Clay City Community Unit District 10 | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
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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 vulnerability | 68more vulnerable than 68% of US census tracts |
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| Socioeconomic status | 72more vulnerable than 72% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 79more vulnerable than 79% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 2more vulnerable than 2% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 4.2 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 62434 Ingraham, IL | 8.1 km away |
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| 62824 Clay City, IL | 10.5 km away |
| 62858 Louisville, IL | 12.5 km away |
| 62868 Noble, IL | 13.8 km away |
| 62839 Flora, IL | 15.3 km away |
| 62878 Rinard, IL | 22.2 km away |
| 62425 Dundas, IL | 24.2 km away |
| 62450 Olney, IL | 24.7 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.
| Clay County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Central (UTC-06:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.12 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 38.7639, -88.3631 |
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.