| City: | East Saint Louis, Illinois |
| City Alias: | E Saint Louis |
| Names to Avoid: | East St Louis |
| County: | Saint Clair County |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:41:11 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 618 / 730 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 38.6246, -90.1505 |
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ZIP code 62202 serves downtown East Saint Louis, Illinois, just across the Mississippi River from St. Louis, Missouri. This is a PO Box-only ZIP covering a tiny 0.01-square-mile footprint, likely centered on the post office facility itself. The 203 PO Boxes here serve businesses and individuals who prefer a downtown mailing address in this historic industrial city.
East Saint Louis has multiple ZIP codes, with 62202 designated as the PO Box ZIP while neighboring codes handle residential and commercial street delivery. The city sits in Saint Clair County and functions as part of the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. All 165 street-type ZIP+4 records in this code point to Missouri Avenue, which is the post office's physical address used for PO Box Street Addressing.
With 59 business delivery points and zero recorded residential population within the ZCTA boundary, 62202 functions as a commercial mail hub rather than a residential service area. Businesses maintain PO Boxes here for a consistent downtown address. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone since street delivery exists throughout East Saint Louis via sibling ZIP codes like 62201 and 62204.
Missouri Avenue is the post office's physical address. The street records represent PO Box Street Addressing, not actual street delivery.
ZIP Code 62202 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 8 people with an annual payroll of $277,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 392Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $61,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $277,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 8Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 62202 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 62202. 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: | 1722255Source: Census |
| Place Name: | East St. Louis city; IllinoisSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 62202 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.