PlainZIP

West Frankfort, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for West Frankfort, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 12,626. 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 WEST-FRANKFORT-IL · West Frankfort, IL 1 ZIPs · 12,626 pop · #19829/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-MID $55,458
  • RANK-LOWER #19829/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Thompsonville
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 72% owners
  • POP-TOWN 12,626
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $88,900

Nearest income peer: Thompsonville, IL ( $1,187 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 West Frankfort

Lowest/highest poles plus county-sharing cities nearest West Frankfort 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, West Frankfort, IL sits among US cities with one of the lowest household incomes among US cities, on a town-scale population base, across a single-ZIP footprint.

22nd pct
household income vs 25,278 US cities
12,626
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$55,458
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 ($55,458 average) · poverty 23.4%. The primary code (62896) carries the ACS household fields that matter.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (72.4%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating West Frankfort as a pure owner town.

Within Illinois, Hillsboro is the closest lower-income city and Xenia the closest higher-income city by average ZIP household income. Their 1 and 1 ZIP footprints are the immediate statewide comparison set for West Frankfort.

Population concentration

One ZIP, 62896, is all of West Frankfort

There is no split to weigh here: 62896 holds every one of West Frankfort's 12,626 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 West Frankfort's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 221 establishments, 2,797 employees , annual payroll $109,836k (~18 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62896 (221 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (39) · also Other services (except public administration) · Health care and social assistance .

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ZIP Codes in West Frankfort, IL

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

West Frankfort lands mid-pack among the 12 cities sharing Franklin County: Benton, Sesser and Mulkeytown earn more and Christopher, Zeigler and Valier earn less. Valier marks the far end of that range at $27,344, 51% below West Frankfort.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62896 12,626 $55,458 221 76
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West Frankfort 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 West Frankfort, .