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62946 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 62946 covers Harrisburg, Illinois, with a population of about 11,465 and a median household income of $55,551.

Population
11,46579 per square mile
Median age
42.33.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$55,55132% below the Illinois median
Poverty rate
20%7.6 points above the US average
Typical home value
$95,442up 12.1% in five years
Median rent
$74040% below the Illinois median
Degree or higher
23.3%11.7 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
340

Where 62946 is

Harrisburg, 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

Population11,465
Median age42.3
Family households62.8%
Born outside the US0.1%
Speaks a language other than English at home0.5%
White (non-Hispanic)93.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)2.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.2%
Hispanic or Latino1%
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

Median household income$55,551
Income per person$30,938
Poverty rate20%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance28.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k6.5%
$10–15k4.1%
$15–20k3.4%
$20–25k7.5%
$25–30k4.9%
$30–35k5.2%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k5.7%
$45–50k2.7%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k9.0%
$75–100k14.6%
$100–125k10.3%
$125–150k3.7%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more3.2%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed5,080
Mean adjusted gross income$61,653
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k32.7%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$97,500
Median gross rent$740
Rent as a share of household income26.5%
Owner-occupied69.4%
Vacant homes12.5%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house72.6%
Attached house0.4%
2 to 4 units6.6%
5 to 19 units4.9%
20 or more units6.7%
Mobile home8.9%
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$95,442as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yeardown 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12.1%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 2.4%
Typical home value since 2000
200920172026$102,574$82,654

$94,639 in 2009 to $95,442 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate6.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%
High school diploma or higher86.9%
Works from home4.7%
Drives to work alone86.3%
Takes public transport1.4%
Commutes 45 minutes or more13.5%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.6% 3.4 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.4% 5.3 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)8.5% 2.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression23.3% 1.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.6% 6.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.1% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10% 2.3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11% 0.6 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.8% 2.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening62.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.9% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist60.7% 0.6 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support24.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.2% 0.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.9% 2.6 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.9% 2.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.2% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability10.2% 1.8 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 use68.3% 7.6 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18% 1.2 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17.5% 3.5 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat8.3% 0.5 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.4% 1 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost21.1% 8.1 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments340
People employed3,684
Annual payroll$141,586,000
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 87.2% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate to Relatively High across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss83.3 out of 100
Community resilience46.9 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 wind98Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Drought94.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather93.5Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake91.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm89.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave87.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide87.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave86.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning73.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire61.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane49.4Relatively 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$55,551$81,702$78,538
Income per person$30,938$45,104$43,289
Poverty rate20%11.7%12.4%
Median home value$97,500$250,500$303,400
Median gross rent$740$1,227$1,348
Homeownership69.4%66.8%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%37.2%35%
Unemployment rate6.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home4.7%14%13.5%
Born outside the US0.1%14.4%13.9%
Median age42.338.938.7
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 stationHARRISBURG, IL US2.4 km away
Rain in a year48 in

Average high and low by month

January42.9°F / 24°F3.79 in rain
February47.7°F / 28.3°F3.13 in rain
March58.1°F / 36.1°F4.9 in rain
April69.4°F / 45.7°F5.26 in rain
May78.2°F / 56.5°F4.31 in rain
June86°F / 65.1°F4.92 in rain
July89.1°F / 68.4°F3.49 in rain
August88.2°F / 65.6°F3.58 in rain
September82.4°F / 57.3°F3.1 in rain
October71.2°F / 45.4°F3.76 in rain
November57.4°F / 36.3°F3.97 in rain
December46.8°F / 28.9°F3.38 in rain
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 supermarket3% of this ZIP code's area
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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Harrisburg Community Unit School District 378.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Galatia Community Unit School District 17% of this ZIP code's land area
Pope County Community Unit School District 15.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Carrier Mills-Stonefort Community Unit School District5.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Eldorado Community Unit School District 42.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Gallatin Community Unit School District 71.1% 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 vulnerability43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status49more vulnerable than 49% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status9more vulnerable than 9% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability4.3 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

62965 Muddy, IL5 km away
62917 Carrier Mills, IL9.1 km away
62977 Raleigh, IL11.2 km away
62987 Stonefort, IL11.5 km away
62930 Eldorado, IL13.2 km away
62935 Galatia, IL13.3 km away
62934 Equality, IL17.5 km away
62947 Herod, IL20.2 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.

Saline County94.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Pope County5.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneCentral (UTC-06:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area145.65 sq mi
Water area2.47 sq mi
Population density79 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude37.7257, -88.5440

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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