What city is 62656 in?

62656 is a Lincoln, IL mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Lincoln; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.

What is the population of 62656?

About 18,234 people (±195), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,634.

What is the median household income in 62656?

$62,017 (±$5,891), compared with $83,390 for Illinois as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.

How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 62656?

16 USPS carrier routes with 7,063 residential and 540 business mailboxes (7,598 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.

What ZIP codes are near 62656?

The closest, measured center to center: 61751 (6.3 mi), 62512 (8.2 mi, Beason), 62643 (8.5 mi, Hartsburg), 61723 (9.8 mi, Atlanta), 62634 (9.8 mi, Elkhart) and 62671 (9.9 mi, New Holland).

62656 ZIP Code, Lincoln, IL

62656 is a ZIP code in Lincoln, Illinois in Logan County. It covers 143 square miles of land. The closest ZIP codes are 61751, 62512 and 62643. 18,234 people live here in 7,235 households. With about 128 people per square mile it is lightly settled, and owners and renters are mixed (62% own). Median household income is $62,017, below the Illinois median of $83,390.

Quick facts

Mailing city: Lincoln, IL
County: Logan County
Land area: 143 sq mi
Population: 18,234
Median household income: $62,017
Carrier routes: 16 (7,063 homes)

Key figures

Measure	Value
Residents	18,234
Households	7,235
Median household income	$62,017
Income per person	$33,711
Median age	40.6
Homeowners	61.8%
Median home value	$141,600
Median rent	$830
Bachelor's degree or higher	20.0%
Average commute (minutes)	18.6
Households with kids under 18	26.3%
Moved in the past year	18.1%
Below the poverty line	15.2%
Broadband internet	89.8%
Speak a non-English language at home	3.2%

Household income

% of households	Value
<$10K	7.9%
$10–15K	3.2%
$15–25K	8.7%
$25–35K	7.6%
$35–50K	12.3%
$50–75K	19.9%
$75–100K	13.4%
$100–150K	14.1%
$150–200K	7.0%
$200K+	6.1%

Age

% of all residents	Value
<10	7.8%
10–19	11.9%
20–24	8.3%
25–34	14.3%
35–44	14.2%
45–54	11.5%
55–64	12.5%
65–74	10.9%
75+	8.8%

Tenure

% of housing units	Value
Owned, with mortgage	36.0%
Owned outright	23.3%
Rented	36.1%
Vacant	4.6%

Type of building

% of housing units	Value
Detached house	74.2%
Townhome	2.1%
2–4 units	7.2%
5–19 units	7.1%
20+ units	5.2%
Mobile / other	4.1%

Businesses in 62656

381 business establishments with 5,748 employees (ZIP Codes Business Patterns 2023).

Retail Trade: 61
Other Services (except Public Administration): 55
Health Care and Social Assistance: 54
Accommodation and Food Services: 50
Finance and Insurance: 29
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services: 22
Construction: 21
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing: 19

EDDM carrier routes

62656 has 16 USPS carrier routes with 7,063 residential and 540 business mailboxes. Open the EDDM route map.

Carrier routes in 62656

62656 has 16 USPS carrier routes (12 city (C), 4 rural (R)) with 7,063 residential and 540 business mailboxes. Routes range from 48 homes (C013) to 641 homes (C009); the median route has 480 homes. The Census counted 7,235 households in 62656 (2020–2024 average); USPS counts current mailboxes, including new and vacant homes.

Homes per route	Routes
1–249	1
250–499	10
500–749	5
750–999	0
1,000–1,499	0
1,500+	0

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Route C008 — USPS business mailboxes 78, 344 homes
Route C012 — USPS business mailboxes 63, 317 homes
Route R003 — USPS business mailboxes 56, 330 homes
Route R001 — USPS business mailboxes 55, 479 homes
Route C013 — USPS business mailboxes 47, 48 homes

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Every carrier route in 62656

Route	Type	Homes	Businesses	Est. median income	Est. owners	Est. families with kids	Est. moved in past year
C001	City	606	13	$76,653	—	—	—
C002	City	492	35	$76,653	—	—	—
C003	City	396	2	$62,004	—	—	—
C004	City	563	18	$48,104	—	—	—
C005	City	400	32	$64,797	—	—	—
C006	City	500	23	$54,749	—	—	—
C007	City	489	6	$72,143	—	—	—
C008	City	344	78	$66,848	—	—	—
C009	City	641	25	$64,797	—	—	—
C011	City	639	38	$76,076	—	—	—
C012	City	317	63	$64,797	—	—	—
C013	City	48	47	$66,848	—	—	—
R001	Rural	479	55	$87,557	—	—	—
R002	Rural	339	20	$59,459	—	—	—
R003	Rural	330	56	$87,557	—	—	—
R004	Rural	480	29	$76,076	—	—	—

Income, owners, families and movers are estimates for each route (how we estimate them); mailbox counts are current USPS figures. Open 62656 on the EDDM route map.

How route demographics are estimated

Mailbox counts come from USPS; demographics are estimates

The number of homes and businesses on each carrier route is the current USPS EDDM count. The Census Bureau does not publish figures for carrier routes, so income, homeownership, ages, families, movers and housing age on a route are EDDM2GO estimates built from Census block groups (neighborhood areas of roughly 600 to 3,000 people).

How a route gets its figures: the block-group length-share method

We trace each route's streets every 25 meters and record which block group each stretch falls in. The route's homes are spread along its streets in proportion to length, so a route with 60% of its street length in one block group is assumed to have 60% of its homes there. Each block group then contributes its Census counts in proportion to the share of its housing units that sit on the route (capped at the whole block group). Medians are recalculated from the combined income, home-value and age brackets, the way the Census Bureau computes them, not averaged.

Margins of error

Census survey figures carry a margin of error at 90% confidence; we carry it through the calculation and show it as ±. Our margins treat the route-to-block-group split as exact, so the real uncertainty is larger. Routes with fewer than 100 estimated households, large margins, or streets we could not place are flagged.

Different years

USPS mailbox counts are current. Census figures are 5-year averages for 2020–2024, so a new subdivision may have more homes on the route today than the Census counted. Use the route figures to compare routes with each other, not as an exact head count.

Why some routes show identical figures

Two routes that run through the same block group get the same percentages and medians, because the Census publishes one set of figures for the whole block group. Their mailbox counts still differ, and those are exact.

Route and mailbox counts: USPS EDDM route data. Route demographics: EDDM2GO estimates from U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year block-group data (2020–2024) and 2024 cartographic block-group boundaries. This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.

Nearby ZIP codes

61751 (6.3 mi)
62512 — Beason CDP, IL (8.2 mi)
62643 — Hartsburg village, IL (8.5 mi)
61723 — Atlanta city, IL (9.8 mi)
62634 — Elkhart village, IL (9.8 mi)
62671 — New Holland village, IL (9.9 mi)
62666 — Middletown village, IL (10 mi)
62518 — Chestnut CDP, IL (10.6 mi)

Areas that include 62656

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EDDM guides

ZIP code statistics describe the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) 62656, which approximates the USPS ZIP code area. Census figures: American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024.

Frequently asked questions

What city is 62656 in?: 62656 is a Lincoln, IL mailing address. By land area, 4% lies inside Lincoln; the rest is outside any Census-defined city or community.
What county is 62656 in?: 62656 is in Logan County.
What is the population of 62656?: About 18,234 people (±195), according to the Census Bureau's American Community Survey 5-year estimates for 2020–2024. The 2020 Census counted 18,634.
What is the median household income in 62656?: $62,017 (±$5,891), compared with $83,390 for Illinois as a whole. Half the households in the ZIP code earn more and half earn less.
How many carrier routes and mailboxes are in 62656?: 16 USPS carrier routes with 7,063 residential and 540 business mailboxes (7,598 in all), from the route data stored by EDDM2GO. An EDDM mailing can target any combination of these routes.
What ZIP codes are near 62656?: The closest, measured center to center: 61751 (6.3 mi), 62512 (8.2 mi, Beason), 62643 (8.5 mi, Hartsburg), 61723 (9.8 mi, Atlanta), 62634 (9.8 mi, Elkhart) and 62671 (9.9 mi, New Holland).

This product uses the Census Bureau Data API but is not endorsed or certified by the Census Bureau.