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Ruma ZIP codes, Illinois

No ZIP code is named for Ruma, IL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 62278. 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 Ruma itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Red Bud (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Ruma in numbers

About 394 people live in Ruma, in 148 households. The median household income is $75,000 a year, 10% below the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $125,600 (52% below the Illinois median), and median gross rent is $975 a month. The median age is 35.9; 11.2% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 23 minutes.

Population394Ruma394
Households148Ruma148
Median age35.9Ruma35.9Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$75,000Ruma$75,000Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$125,600Ruma$125,600Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Median gross rent$975Ruma$975Illinois$1,274US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%Ruma11.2%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute23.4 minRuma23.4 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density531 / sq miRuma531 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Ruma

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

ZIP codes overlapping Ruma
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
62278 Red Bud , IL Standard 6,281 $79,688 $178,300

Map of Ruma ZIP codes

62278

The ZIP codes of Ruma, 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 Ruma

The nearest larger towns are Evansville (781 people, 4.7 mi), Red Bud (3,782 people, 5.3 mi) and Prairie du Rocher (454 people, 6.3 mi).

Towns near Ruma
TownPopulationDistance
Red Bud 3,782 5.3 mi
Ste. Genevieve, MO 5,010 11.1 mi
Sparta 4,068 14.7 mi
Waterloo 11,129 16.7 mi
Chester 6,797 17.0 mi
Smithton 3,680 19.6 mi
Crystal City, MO 4,718 21.7 mi
Freeburg 4,592 21.8 mi
Millstadt 4,008 23.1 mi
Herculaneum, MO 5,071 23.1 mi
Festus, MO 13,201 23.1 mi
Pevely, MO 6,055 24.3 mi
Columbia 11,127 25.5 mi
Imperial, MO 5,488 25.8 mi

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