Jefferson

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Illinois

Jefferson is a smaller county in Illinois with 11 ZIP codes, 38,373 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Jefferson, IL sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 47%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
38,373
combined ZIP population
11
USPS ZIP codes covered
$68,563
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Jefferson lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 17081, 11 ZIPs, combined population 38,373). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (11 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 17081.

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11

Total ZIPs

38,373

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Jefferson

Side-by-side: Compare 62864 vs 62846 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
62864 Mount Vernon 24,108 64
62846 Ina 2,631 48
62814 Bluford 2,124 12
62898 Woodlawn 2,097 15
62830 Dix 1,392 19
62816 Bonnie 1,306 15
62872 Opdyke 1,178 19
62810 Belle Rive 1,089 7
62894 Waltonville 1,006 9
62889 Texico 851 11
62883 Scheller 591 6

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Jefferson?

Jefferson has a total population of 38,373 across 11 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Jefferson?

Jefferson includes 11 ZIP codes: 62864, 62846, 62814, 62898, 62830, 62816, 62872, 62810, 62894, 62889, and more.

Jefferson's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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