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Forreston, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Forreston, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 2,205. 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 FORRESTON-IL · Forreston, IL 1 ZIPs · 2,205 pop · #12532/25278 · Ogle County

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

  • INC-MID $71,655
  • RANK-MID #12532/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Rochelle
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 83% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 2,205
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $157,200

Nearest income peer: Rochelle, IL (+ $1,559 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 Forreston

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest Forreston 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, Forreston, IL sits among US cities with an above-median household income, on a village-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

Top 50%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
2,205
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$71,655
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 61030 (2,205 residents). Household income $71,655 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (82.7%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Forreston as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Forreston's single ZIP 61030 carries the town

Forreston is published as a single USPS ZIP. Code 61030 is the entire residential footprint (2,205 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 Forreston's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 52 establishments, 294 employees , annual payroll $13,460k (~24 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 61030 (52 units) ; leading NAICS Other services (except public administration) (13) · also Transportation and warehousing · Retail trade .

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ZIP Codes in Forreston, IL

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

Forreston sits in the lower half of Ogle County on income: Byron, Oregon and Polo report more, and only Mount Morris reports less. Davis Junction marks the far end of that range at $105,769, 48% above Forreston.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
61030 2,205 $71,655 52 14
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Forreston 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 Forreston, .