Whittington, IL

Single-footprint Census roll-up for Whittington, IL: 1 USPS ZIP, population 398. 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 WHITTINGTON-IL · Whittington, IL 1 ZIPs · 398 pop · #9945/25278 · Franklin County

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

  • INC-HIGH $78,125
  • RANK-UPPER #9945/25278
  • PHOTO-FINISH ≈ Macedonia
  • BOOK-ONE 1 ZIP
  • OWN-MID 80% owners
  • POP-VILLAGE 398
  • SPREAD-UNK Single-ZIP book
  • HOME-LOW $89,300

Nearest income peer: Macedonia, IL (+ $2,163 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 Whittington

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

Top 39%
household income vs 25,278 US cities
398
city population (Census)
1
USPS ZIP codes covered
$78,125
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 62897 (398 residents). Household income $78,125 is the roll-up; open the ZIP for tenure and commute.

Owner-occupancy sits in a mixed band (79.8%) - check the ZIP page's tenure split before treating Whittington as a pure owner town.

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

Population concentration

Whittington reads through its lone ZIP, 62897

398 ACS residents, one ZIP: 62897 is not the leading code inside Whittington, 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

Dense ZBP book packed into Whittington's one ZIP

Citywide ZBP: 14 establishments, 92 employees , annual payroll $2,728k (~35 establishments per 1,000 residents) across 1 of 1 ZIPs. Peak business ZIP 62897 (14 units) ; leading NAICS Retail trade (3) · also Accommodation and food services .

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ZIP Codes in Whittington, IL

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

Whittington sits in the upper half of Franklin County on income: West Frankfort, Benton and Sesser report less, while Macedonia reports more. Valier marks the far end of that range at $27,344, 65% below Whittington.

ZIP Code Population Median income Establishments Density
62897 398 $78,125 14 12

Whittington 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 Whittington, .