ZIP code · West Frankfort · Illinois · United States
ZIP code 62896 — West Frankfort
ZIP code 62896 serves West Frankfort, Illinois.
- Postal code
- 62896Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- West Frankfort
- County
- Franklin FIPS 17055
- State
- Illinois
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 37.8979, -88.9307 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 10,691 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 177 / sq mi
- Land area
- 60.4 sq mi (156.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $55,528
- Per-capita income
- $29,855
- Median age
- 41.9
- Households
- 4,604
- Housing units
- 5,271
- Median home value
- $88,000
- Median gross rent
- $720 / 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)
- Area code
- 618Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 62896
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 88°F), coldest Jan (avg low 25°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 41 | 44 | 55 | 67 | 76 | 85 | 88 | 87 | 81 | 68 | 55 | 44 |
| Avg low °F | 25 | 28 | 37 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 58 | 47 | 37 | 28 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BENTON 2 N (9.4 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 62896
- 8 schools
- 5 restaurants & cafés
- 1 parks
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 29 places of worship
- 6 gas 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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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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page