PlainZIP

New Athens, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for New Athens, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,338. 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 NEW-ATHENS-IL · New Athens, IL 1 ZIPs · 3,338 pop · #19181/25278 · St. Clair County

INC-MID · RANK-LOWER · BELOW-PEER · BOOK-ONE · OWN-MID · POP-VILLAGE · SPREAD-UNK · HOME-LOW

  • INC-MID $57,015
  • RANK-LOWER #19181/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Dupo
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 77% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,338
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $127,400

Nearest income peer: Dupo, IL (+ $4,176 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 New Athens

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest New Athens 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, New Athens, 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.

24th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,338
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$57,015
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 ($57,015 average) · poverty 9.1%. The primary code (62264) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (77.2%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating New Athens as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Assumption is the closest lower-income city and Wheeler the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for New Athens.

Population concentration

New Athens reads through its lone ZIP, 62264

3,338 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62264 is not the leading code inside New Athens, it is the only one on file. Treat the ZIP page as the primary source for anything below the city-wide total.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Sparse ZBP book inside single-ZIP New Athens

Citywide ZBP: 44 establishments, 250 employees , annual payroll $8,183k (~13 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62264 (44 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (8) · also Construction · Finance and insurance .

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ZIP Codes in New Athens, IL

These ZIP codes sit in St. Clair County, which covers 28 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in New Athens. See the St. Clair County roll-up →

New Athens sits in the lower half of St. Clair County on income: Belleville, O Fallon and Fairview Heights report more, and only East Saint Louis reports less. O Fallon marks the far end of that range at $103,818, 82% above New Athens.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62264 3,338 $57,015 44 20
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New Athens 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 New Athens, .