ZIP code · Ridgway · Illinois · United States
ZIP code 62979 — Ridgway
ZIP code 62979 serves Ridgway, Illinois.
- Postal code
- 62979Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Ridgway
- County
- Gallatin FIPS 17059
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.8042, -88.2612 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 932 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 19 / sq mi
- Land area
- 49.1 sq mi (127.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $48,750
- Per-capita income
- $44,871
- Median age
- 47.3
- Households
- 441
- Housing units
- 506
- Median home value
- $85,400
- Median gross rent
- $732 / month
- Congressional district
- IL-12 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 7a (0 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)
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Map of ZIP code 62979
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 26°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 42 | 47 | 56 | 68 | 77 | 85 | 88 | 88 | 81 | 70 | 56 | 45 |
| Avg low °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 47 | 36 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: JT MYERS LOCKS & DAM (14.7 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 62979
- 1 parks
- 4 places of worship
- 1 gas stations
- 1 police & fire stations
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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