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Crab Orchard ZIP codes, Illinois

No ZIP code is named for Crab Orchard, IL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 62959. Its area codes are 618 and 730.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
394
Area codes
618, 730

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Crab Orchard itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Marion (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Crab Orchard in numbers

About 394 people live in Crab Orchard, in 145 households. The median household income is $148,906 a year, 79% above the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median age is 45.2; 28.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 42 minutes.

Population394Crab Orchard394
Households145Crab Orchard145
Median age45.2Crab Orchard45.2Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$148,906Crab Orchard$148,906Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher28.5%Crab Orchard28.5%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute41.7 minCrab Orchard41.7 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density282 / sq miCrab Orchard282 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Crab Orchard CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Crab Orchard

These ZIP codes cover part of Crab Orchard but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Crab Orchard
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
62959 Marion , IL Standard 27,793 $71,063 $174,800

Map of Crab Orchard ZIP codes

62959

The ZIP codes of Crab Orchard, IL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Crab Orchard

The nearest larger towns are Pittsburg (682 people, 4.3 mi), Marion (16,836 people, 7.2 mi) and Stonefort (422 people, 9.1 mi).

Towns near Crab Orchard
TownPopulationDistance
Marion 16,836 7.2 mi
Johnston City 3,327 9.4 mi
Herrin 12,226 13.1 mi
West Frankfort 7,118 13.8 mi
Harrisburg 8,372 14.5 mi
Carterville 5,818 15.2 mi
Benton 6,863 20.8 mi
Eldorado 3,771 21.0 mi
Christopher 2,570 21.6 mi
Carbondale 22,158 22.6 mi
Murphysboro 6,735 28.7 mi
McLeansboro 2,675 29.3 mi
Anna 4,196 29.6 mi

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