| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 217 / 447 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:11:59 PM |
| Population: | 36,091 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 17021 |
| CBSA: | Taylorville, IL |
| Land Area: | 750 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 39.5486, -89.2688 |
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36,091 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 750 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 36,895 to 36,091 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.2% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 62531 (Edinburg, $98,125 median) and poorest ZIP 62557 (Pana, $51,389) are 24.2 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $78,300 in 62517 (Bulpitt) to $149,600 in 62550 (Moweaqua).
Density varies 123× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 62546 (Morrisonville) to 1,654 in 62570 (Tovey).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.2% bachelor's+ in 62540 (Kincaid) to 23.3% in 62550 (Moweaqua) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Illinois, this is the #37 most populous of 102 counties and ranks #69 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,048 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,509 of 26,266 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 62568 | Taylorville | Standard | 15,952 | $62,718 | 128.3 | -2.8% |
| 62557 | Pana | Standard | 6,878 | $51,389 | 119.7 | -2.1% |
| 62550 | Moweaqua | Standard | 2,858 | $73,634 | 91.8 | 1.3% |
| 62531 | Edinburg | Standard | 1,816 | $98,125 | 62.8 | -1.9% |
| 62510 | Assumption | Standard | 1,677 | $56,949 | 73.8 | -11.6% |
| 62546 | Morrisonville | Standard | 1,521 | $89,821 | 113.2 | 10.0% |
| 62555 | Owaneco | Standard | 1,358 | $69,676 | 37.1 | 199.1% |
| 62540 | Kincaid | PO Box | 1,297 | $70,179 | 2.1 | -22.1% |
| 62567 | Stonington | Standard | 831 | $71,471 | 40.0 | -26.3% |
| 62570 | Tovey | PO Box | 629 | $89,000 | 0.4 | 30.2% |
| 62547 | Mount Auburn | Standard | 574 | $59,750 | 42.7 | -34.4% |
| 62556 | Palmer | Standard | 370 | $55,694 | 17.8 | 11.8% |
| 62517 | Bulpitt | Standard | 185 | $75,000 | 0.6 | -36.4% |
| 62083 | Rosamond | Standard | 145 | $21,845 | 20.2 | -46.5% |