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Ford County, IL ZIP Codes

Ford County, Illinois has 21 ZIP codes (Census 2020 ZCTA-county file; GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. 9 of the residential ones lie mainly in Ford County and 12 mainly in a neighboring county; 18 cross the county line. Median household income ranges from $51,323 in 60936 (Gibson City) to $69,014 in 60957 (Paxton) (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020

Where are the ZIP codes of Ford County?

60917 · Buckingham: $75k60918 · Buckley: $74k60919 · Cabery: $63k60921 · Chatsworth: $78k60929 · Cullom: $72k60933 · Elliott: $51k60936 · Gibson City: $51k60941 · Herscher: $85k60946 · Kempton: $75k60948 · Loda: $106k60949 · Ludlow: $61k60952 · Melvin: $67k60957 · Paxton: $69k60959 · Piper City: $55k60960 · Rankin: $57k60962 · Roberts: $62k60968 · Thawville: $46k61720 · Anchor: $91k61731 · Cropsey: –61773 · Sibley: $84k61845 · Foosland: $91k609576093660960609216096860941609466095960918609176091960948609526092960962618456177361720609496173160917 · Buckingham: $75k60918 · Buckley: $74k60919 · Cabery: $63k60921 · Chatsworth: $78k60929 · Cullom: $72k60933 · Elliott: $51k60936 · Gibson City: $51k60941 · Herscher: $85k60946 · Kempton: $75k60948 · Loda: $106k60949 · Ludlow: $61k60952 · Melvin: $67k60957 · Paxton: $69k60959 · Piper City: $55k60960 · Rankin: $57k60962 · Roberts: $62k60968 · Thawville: $46k61720 · Anchor: $91k61731 · Cropsey: –61773 · Sibley: $84k61845 · Foosland: $91k609576093660960609216096860941609466095960918609176091960948609526092960962618456177361720609496173160917 · Buckingham: $75k60918 · Buckley: $74k60919 · Cabery: $63k60921 · Chatsworth: $78k60929 · Cullom: $72k60933 · Elliott: $51k60936 · Gibson City: $51k60941 · Herscher: $85k60946 · Kempton: $75k60948 · Loda: $106k60949 · Ludlow: $61k60952 · Melvin: $67k60957 · Paxton: $69k60959 · Piper City: $55k60960 · Rankin: $57k60962 · Roberts: $62k60968 · Thawville: $46k61720 · Anchor: $91k61731 · Cropsey: –61773 · Sibley: $84k61845 · Foosland: $91k609576093660960609216096860941609466095960918609176091960948609526092961845617736094961731
The residential ZIP codes of Ford County (whole outlines, including the parts in neighboring counties), shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024).<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are its ZIP codes?

They carry 21 postal town names.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

All 21 residential ZIP codes in Ford County

9 ZIP codes lie mainly in Ford County; 12 more reach into it from a neighboring county and follow the first table.

Residential ZIP codes mainly in Ford County, largest first; "In this county" is the share of the ZIP's land in the county
In this county
60957 Paxton 5,596 53 $69k $132k 85%
60936 Gibson City 4,246 44 $51k $157k 93%
60959 Piper City 904 16 $55k $95k 95%
60952 Melvin 683 16 $67k $88k 94%
60962 Roberts 589 15 $62k $62k 100%
60919 Cabery 520 15 $63k $122k 44%
60946 Kempton 413 9 $75k $69k 82%
61773 Sibley 367 9 $84k $99k 100%
60933 Elliott 258 102 $51k $84k 100%

Partly in Ford County

Residential ZIP codes mainly in another county that reach at least 1% into Ford County, by their share here
In this county
60968 Thawville 374 8 $46k $92k 46%
60948 Loda 1,660 34 $106k $230k 30%
60960 Rankin 946 11 $57k $71k 22%
61720 Anchor 374 13 $91k $111k 13%
61731 Cropsey 76 3 – $181k 12%
60929 Cullom 587 15 $72k $109k 11%
61845 Foosland 233 8 $91k $263k 10%
60949 Ludlow 564 25 $61k $100k 7%
60917 Buckingham 449 12 $75k $195k 4%
60941 Herscher 1,627 32 $85k $206k 4%
60921 Chatsworth 1,458 20 $78k $108k 3%
60918 Buckley 754 15 $74k $122k 2%

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; county shares by land area (Census 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file).

Which ZIP codes cross the county line?

18 ZIP codes of Ford County extend into another county. A ZIP code follows mail routes, not county borders.

Share of each ZIP code's land in Ford County and in the neighboring counties
ZIPIn FordElsewhere
6095785%Champaign County15%
6093693%McLean County5%; Champaign County2%
6094830%Iroquois County70%
609414%Kankakee County84%; Iroquois County12%
609213%Livingston County97%
6096022%Vermilion County67%; Iroquois County9%; Champaign County2%
6095995%Livingston County5%
609182%Iroquois County98%
6095294%Livingston County6%
6092911%Livingston County89%
609497%Champaign County93%
6091944%Livingston County42%; Kankakee County14%
609174%Kankakee County80%; Livingston County16%
6094682%Livingston County18%
6096846%Iroquois County52%; Livingston County2%
6172013%McLean County87%
6184510%Champaign County90%
6173112%McLean County46%; Livingston County41%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-county relationship file (shares of land area).

Which first three digits do Ford County's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Ford County's ZIP codes use 3 prefixes: 609, 617 and 618.

Three-digit prefixes of Ford County's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Ford County's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
609Champaign, IL (SCF 618)1757
617Champaign, IL (SCF 618)360
618Champaign, IL (SCF 618)162

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.