PlainZIP

Oblong, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Oblong, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 3,175. 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 OBLONG-IL · Oblong, IL 1 ZIPs · 3,175 pop · #18049/25278 · Crawford County

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

  • INC-MID $59,555
  • RANK-LOWER #18049/25278
  • BELOW-PEER under Palestine
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 79% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 3,175
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $98,800

Nearest income peer: Palestine, IL (+ $4,110 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 Oblong

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

29th pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
3,175
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$59,555
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.

Below-median income with few delivery areas (1): read cost-of-living from the primary ZIP. Household income $59,555 and poverty 13.2% concentrate in 62449.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (78.5%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Oblong as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

One ZIP, 62449, is all of Oblong

There is no split to weigh here: 62449 holds every one of Oblong's 3,175 ACS residents. City-level and ZIP-level numbers on this site are the same number twice, check the ZIP page for the income/tenure/commute breakdown.

Census ZBP business roll-up

Mid-pack ZBP load on Oblong's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 56 establishments, 418 employees , annual payroll $18,915k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62449 (56 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (11) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in Oblong, IL

These ZIP codes sit in Crawford County, which covers 7 ZIP codes in all; 1 of them fall in Oblong. See the Crawford County roll-up →

Every one of the 6 cities sharing Crawford County reports a higher average ZIP median income than Oblong, Robinson, Palestine and Flat Rock among them. That gap is the county's income spread, not a measure of the housing or commute picture below. West York marks the far end of that range at $98,750, 66% above Oblong.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62449 3,175 $59,555 56 10
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Oblong 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 Oblong, .