| City: | National Stock Yards, Illinois |
| City Alias: | Natl Stock Yd |
| Names to Avoid: | Nat Stock Yds |
| County: | Saint Clair County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:40:05 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 618 / 730 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.6445, -90.1503 |
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The post office operates as a rural delivery hub despite the ZIP's tiny geographic footprint. Two rural routes extend beyond the immediate area, covering street delivery to surrounding addresses while the PO Boxes serve the local industrial businesses. The classification as a PO Box ZIP reflects the facility's administrative structure rather than the service area's character. Nearby East Saint Louis provides additional postal services, and the ZIP sits within the St. Louis metropolitan area's broader delivery network.
The three streets in this ZIP code all reflect its industrial and commercial character. Fairmont City Boulevard serves as the main artery, while Industrial Avenue and Exchange Avenue point to the area's historical role as a business and livestock trading district near the Mississippi River.
ZIP Code 62071 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 6 business establishments, employing about 291 people with an annual payroll of $10,315,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 11Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 6Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,975,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $10,315,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 291Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 62071 is located in Saint Clair County, Illinois, within the St. Louis, MO-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 41180) and Illinois's 13rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 2,809,414 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 62071. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | St. Louis, MO-ILSource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 41180Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 2,809,414Source: Census |
| MSA: | St. Louis, MO-IL MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 13Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 5793.65 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | --Source: Census |
| Place Name: | --Source: Census |
We could not locate which school district 62071 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.