ZIP code · Charleston · Illinois · United States

ZIP code 61920 — Charleston

ZIP code 61920 serves Charleston, Illinois.

Postal code
61920
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Charleston
County
Coles FIPS 17029
State
Illinois
Country
United States
Coordinates
39.4869, -88.1761 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
20,703 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
140 / sq mi
Land area
148.3 sq mi (384.2 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$54,229
Per-capita income
$33,159
Median age
30.6
Households
8,625
Housing units
9,786
Median home value
$144,700
Median gross rent
$823 / month
Congressional districts
IL-12 (also IL-15) (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
6a (-10 to -5 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Chicago (UTC−6 / UTC−5 DST)
Area codes
447, 217
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 21°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F384354677786888781695442
Avg low °F212534445463666457463526
Precip in2.52.73.15.14.54.84.42.93.13.93.72.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: CHARLESTON (0.9 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 61920

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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