PlainZIP

Christopher, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Christopher, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,574. Open the primary ZIP for household income, housing tenure, and commute from ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates.

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ACS city ledger plate

Sheet CHRISTOPHER-IL · Christopher, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,574 pop · #22420/25278 · Franklin County

INC-MID · RANK-BOTTOM · ABOVE-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $47,770
  • RANK-BOTTOM #22420/25278
  • ABOVE-PEER over Buckner
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 73% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,574
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $67,600

Nearest income peer: Buckner, IL ( $2,429 income $)

Instrument codes from this city’s ACS household income, national rank, county-peer gap, ZIP book, owner tenure, population scale, intra-city income spread, and home-value band, not a moving recommendation.

Income neighbourhood around Christopher

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Christopher on average ZIP median household income. Full ladder: /cities.

median HH income

What this shows County-sharing peers only, not the full US city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the mosaic is wide.

Source U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 5-Year Estimates As of 2026-08-25

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Christopher, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

11th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,574
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,770
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this city's average ZIP median household income against 25,278 US cities with ACS income on at least one ZIP. Scale and ZIP-spread words come from Census population and USPS ZIP coverage.

Lower-income footing on only 1 ZIP ($47,770 average) · poverty 20.6%. The primary code (62822) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Christopher as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Grayville is the closest lower-income city and Augusta the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for Christopher.

Population concentration

Christopher's single ZIP 62822 carries the town

Christopher is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 62822 is the entire residential footprint (2,574 ACS residents), so the city page and the ZIP page tell the same household story, open that ZIP for income, tenure, and commute detail.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Christopher's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 383 employees , annual payroll $13,904k (~17 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62822 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (9) · also Retail trade · Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Christopher, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Franklin County, which covers 16 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Christopher. See the Franklin County roll-up →

Christopher sits in the lower half of Franklin County on income: West Frankfort, Benton and Sesser report more, Zeigler, Valier and Buckner report less. Macedonia marks the far end of that range at $80,288, 68% above Christopher.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62822 2,574 $47,770 44 369
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Christopher roll-ups here are for informational purposes only and do not constitute financial or relocation advice. ACS and Census ZBP figures are estimates; confirm the current table against Census before a money or move decision involving Christopher, .