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Long Creek ZIP codes, Illinois

No ZIP code is named for Long Creek, IL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 62521 and 62549. Its area codes are 217 and 447.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
1,392
Area codes
217, 447

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

Long Creek in numbers

About 1,392 people live in Long Creek, in 554 households. The median household income is $78,519 a year, 6% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $167,500 (36% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $850 a month. The median age is 49.1; 17.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population1,392Long Creek1,392
Households554Long Creek554
Median age49.1Long Creek49.1Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$78,519Long Creek$78,519Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$167,500Long Creek$167,500Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$850Long Creek$850Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.1%Long Creek17.1%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute19.0 minLong Creek19.0 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density493 / sq miLong Creek493 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Long Creek

These ZIP codes cover part of Long Creek but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Long Creek
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
62521 Decatur , IL Standard 32,665 $66,337 $125,100
62549 Mt Zion , IL Standard 6,454 $100,566 $185,800

Map of Long Creek ZIP codes

6252162549

The ZIP codes of Long Creek, 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 Long Creek

The nearest larger towns are Mount Zion (5,660 people, 2.5 mi), Decatur (69,815 people, 5.8 mi) and Forsyth (3,502 people, 10 mi).

Towns near Long Creek
TownPopulationDistance
Mount Zion 5,660 2.5 mi
Decatur 69,815 5.8 mi
Forsyth 3,502 10.4 mi
Sullivan 4,348 19.3 mi
Monticello 6,304 21.4 mi
Clinton 6,985 24.4 mi
Shelbyville 4,351 27.4 mi
Taylorville 10,646 29.7 mi

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