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62943 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62943 covers Grantsburg, Illinois, with a population of about 324.

Population
3249 per square mile
Median age
36.22.5 points below the US average
Poverty rate
5.4%7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$170,789up 4.3% in five years
Degree or higher
6.3%28.7 points below the US average
Homeownership
88.5%23.5 points above the US average
Time zone
Central UTC-06:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
5

Where 62943 is

Grantsburg, 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

Population324
Median age36.2
Family households61.8%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home0%
White (non-Hispanic)69.8%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino13%
Veterans9.1%
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

Income per person$26,404
Poverty rate5.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance21.4%

Household income distribution

Under $10k5.3%
$10–15k3.1%
$15–20k6.1%
$20–25k3.1%
$25–30k1.5%
$30–35k0.0%
$35–40k23.7%
$40–45k0.0%
$45–50k4.6%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k0.0%
$75–100k25.2%
$100–125k0.0%
$125–150k9.9%
$150–200k7.6%
$200k or more0.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed280
Mean adjusted gross income$60,039
Returns declaring $200,000 or more0%
Returns, under $25k28.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.6%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.7%
Returns, $100k–$200k17.9%
Returns, $200k or more0.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$132,000
Owner-occupied88.5%
Vacant homes20.1%
Median year built1987

What the homes are

Detached house65.9%
Mobile home34.1%
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$170,789as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 3.7%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 4.3%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 15.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201620212026$172,755$142,826

$148,416 in 2016 to $170,789 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate7.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%
High school diploma or higher81.6%
Works from home30%
Drives to work alone61.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more28.6%
Health

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

Obesity43% 9.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes15.8% 3.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes20.7% 7.5 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42% 7.9 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health27% 6.7 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)11.2% same as the national average of 11.3%
Depression24% 2.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity30.5% 5.1 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.7% 7.6 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.3% 3.6 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma10.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease10.3% 4.1 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year77.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening83.9% 2 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability17.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening59.9% 4.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD12.3% 5.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist50.8% 10.5 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability38.9% 8.2 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support25.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity21% 3.9 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps23.2% 8.9 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10.7% 4 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol40.4% 4.2 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity14.7% 0.9 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability12.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport11.1% 1.9 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness33.7% 0.7 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use60.9% 15 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.1% 2.3 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability20% 6 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)17.6% 4.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability6.1% 2.1 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat10.8% 2 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours39% 2.6 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke5.2% 1.8 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost22.4% 9.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability7.8% 2.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments5
People employed23
Annual payroll$1,126,000
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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 94.3% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively High across the 5 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss91.8 out of 100
Community resilience29.1 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 wind98.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake96.3Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought96Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm95Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather94.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado91.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave90.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave90.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail88.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding83.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide83.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning82.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.6Relatively 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$81,702$78,538
Income per person$26,404$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate5.4%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$132,000$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$1,227$1,348
Homeownership88.5%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher6.3%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate7.4%5.8%5.2%
Works from home30%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%14.4%13.9%
Median age36.238.938.7
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 stationDIXON SPRINGS AGRIC CTR, IL US10.4 km away
Rain in a year50 in
Snow in a year7 in

Average high and low by month

January43.3°F / 25.5°F3.84 in rain, 1.7 in snow
February48.7°F / 29°F3.64 in rain, 3.2 in snow
March58.6°F / 36.9°F4.66 in rain, 0.6 in snow
April69.7°F / 46.2°F4.96 in rain
May77.2°F / 55.6°F5.19 in rain
June85.2°F / 62.9°F4.08 in rain
July88.3°F / 66.5°F4.39 in rain
August87.4°F / 64.8°F3.65 in rain
September82°F / 57.5°F3.79 in rain
October71.2°F / 46.3°F3.84 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November57°F / 37.2°F4.3 in rain
December46.3°F / 29.2°F4.16 in rain, 1.4 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 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Vienna School District 5537.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Vienna High School District 13337.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Massac Unit School District 115.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Pope County Community Unit School District 19.3% 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 vulnerability62more vulnerable than 62% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Household characteristics76more vulnerable than 76% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport71more vulnerable than 71% of US census tracts
Walkability5.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62985 Simpson, IL9.8 km away
62995 Vienna, IL12.3 km away
62909 Boles, IL12.9 km away
62972 Ozark, IL17.5 km away
62908 Belknap, IL18 km away
62923 Cypress, IL19.2 km away
62928 Eddyville, IL19.6 km away
62953 Joppa, IL20.4 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.

Johnson County60.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Massac County24.5% of this ZIP code's land area
Pope County15% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area37.52 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq mi
Population density9 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.3794, -88.7583

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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