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ZIP Code 62248: Hecker, IL

ZIP code 62248 is in Hecker, Illinois, entirely in Monroe County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 520 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $79,583 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
6national area: Illinois, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
622sectional center: St Louis, MO (SCF 630)
48delivery area within it
Town
Hecker · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Hecker
Metro area
St. Louis, MO-IL
House district
IL-12 119th Congress
Time zone
Central
Land area
0.3 sq mi · 2,067 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 62248?

62248 centers on 38.306°, -89.993° and covers 0.3 square miles of land plus 0.0 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 62264, 62278, 62298.

62264 · New Athens62278 · Red Bud62298 · Waterloo62248 · Hecker (this ZIP)6224862264 · New Athens62278 · Red Bud62298 · Waterloo62248 · Hecker (this ZIP)6224862264 · New Athens62278 · Red Bud62298 · Waterloo62248 · Hecker (this ZIP)62248
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 62248 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 62248, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 62248 compare with the rest of Monroe County?

Rank of 62248 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure62248In Monroe CountyIn IL
People (ACS 2020-2024)5218th of 101,102nd of 1,396
Median household income$80knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$167knot rankednot ranked

62248's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (521). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 85% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 62248?

The 2020 Census counted 429 people in 62248; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 521. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
521±160 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
429
Households
207
Median age
31.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 62248?

Of the 521 people the ACS estimates in 62248, 26.7% are under 18 and 15.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (88.7%).

  • Under 1826.7%
  • 18 to 6457.6%
  • 65 and older15.7%
Age of the people of 62248 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic88.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino6.5%
  • Other or two or more2.5%
  • Black, not Hispanic2.3%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 62248 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 62248 earn?

Median household income is $79,583 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$79,583±$13,058
Income per person
$35,150
Below the poverty line
2.4%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
5.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
19.9%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 62248?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$166,800
Median gross rent
$1,014
Homes owned by their occupants
75.8%
Housing units
230
0 50 100 150 200320102021 0 50 100 150 200320102021 0 50 100 150 200320102021
Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 62248; 2021: 151.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 62248 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 62248?

10 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 62248?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 62248, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
62264New Athens3,097$57k5.1 mi
62278Red Bud6,281$80k7.1 mi
62298Waterloo18,208$101k8.5 mi
62285Smithton4,239$136k6.0 mi (near)
62243Freeburg6,418$103k9.6 mi (near)
62255Lenzburg1,092$81k11.4 mi (near)
62220Belleville19,152$66k11.9 mi (near)
62260Millstadt6,668$91k12.1 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.