Union

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Illinois

Union is a sparsely populated county in Illinois with 7 ZIP codes, 17,337 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, Union, IL sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 45%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
17,337
combined ZIP population
7
USPS ZIP codes covered
$69,484
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.

Union lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 17181, 7 ZIPs, combined population 17,337). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (7 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 17181.

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7

Total ZIPs

17,337

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Union

Side-by-side: Compare 62906 vs 62952 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
62906 Anna 7,276 46
62952 Jonesboro 3,372 13
62920 Cobden 3,265 19
62926 Dongola 2,263 11
62905 Alto Pass 677 8
62998 Wolf Lake 419 4
62961 Millcreek 65 112

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Union?

Union has a total population of 17,337 across 7 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Union?

Union includes 7 ZIP codes: 62906, 62952, 62920, 62926, 62905, 62998, 62961.

Union'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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