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Peru ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Peru, IL is 61354, and its area codes are 779 and 815.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
9,775
Area codes
779, 815

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Peru itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Spring Valley (4.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Mail addressed to Peru uses the ZIP code above. 2 more ZIP codes cover part of the city but are addressed as somewhere else; they are listed separately below.

Peru in numbers

About 9,775 people live in Peru, in 4,480 households. The median household income is $74,808 a year, 10% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $154,300 (41% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $921 a month. The median age is 45.7; 23.1% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 19 minutes.

Population9,775Peru9,775
Households4,480Peru4,480
Median age45.7Peru45.7Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$74,808Peru$74,808Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$154,300Peru$154,300Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$921Peru$921Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.1%Peru23.1%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute18.8 minPeru18.8 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density948 / sq miPeru948 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes addressed as Peru

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Peru
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
61354 Peru , IL Standard 10,290 $76,392 $158,500

Other ZIP codes overlapping Peru

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

ZIP codes overlapping Peru
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
61301 La Salle , IL Standard 10,398 $60,328 $129,000
61348 Oglesby , IL Standard 4,375 $76,369 $146,800

Map of Peru ZIP codes

61354

The ZIP codes of Peru, 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 Peru

The nearest larger towns are Ottawa (18,447 people, 16 mi), Streator (12,330 people, 23 mi) and Morris (14,898 people, 37 mi).

Towns near Peru
TownPopulationDistance
LaSalle 9,498 2.7 mi
Spring Valley 5,476 3.3 mi
Oglesby 3,570 5.7 mi
Mendota 6,994 13.9 mi
Ottawa 18,447 16.4 mi
Princeton 7,975 16.9 mi
Streator 12,330 22.8 mi
Marseilles 4,279 24.3 mi
Sheridan 2,519 26.6 mi

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