PlainZIP

Fenton, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Fenton, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 347. 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 FENTON-IL · Fenton, IL 1 ZIPs · 347 pop · #9423/25278 · Whiteside County

INC-HIGH · RANK-UPPER · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-ONE · OWN-HIGH · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-HIGH $79,464
  • RANK-UPPER #9423/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Morrison
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-HIGH 86% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 347
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $190,900

Nearest income peer: Morrison, IL (+ $1,403 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 Fenton

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

median HH income

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

National city placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Fenton, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 37%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
347
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$79,464
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.

Above-median income on a short ZIP list (1) - lead code 61251 (347 residents). Household income $79,464 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy here runs high (86.1%) - tenure is stable enough that the ZIP detail's owner share is the right next click, not a renter-heavy compare.

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

Population concentration

Fenton's single ZIP 61251 carries the town

Fenton is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61251 is the entire residential footprint (347 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

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP Fenton

Citywide ZBP: 3 establishments, 10 employees , annual payroll $516k (~9 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61251 (3 units) ; leading NAICS Wholesale trade (3) .

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ZIP Codes in Fenton, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Whiteside County, which covers 12 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Fenton. See the Whiteside County roll-up →

Fenton sits in the upper half of Whiteside County on income: Sterling, Rock Falls and Fulton report less, while Erie and Deer Grove report more. Deer Grove marks the far end of that range at $148,309, 87% above Fenton.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61251 347 $79,464 3 8
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Fenton 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 Fenton, .