Which ZIP code in Madison County has the highest median household income?

62281 (Saint Jacob), at $132,000 (±$23,896), among 28 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Richest ZIP codes in Madison County, IL

These are the 25 ZIP codes in Madison County with the highest median household income, out of 28 with at least 1,000 residents. 62281 (Saint Jacob, $132,000), 62294 (Troy, $120,466) and 62046 (Hamel, $108,036) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Madison County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Richest ZIP codes in Madison County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Median household income	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	62281	Saint Jacob	$132,000 ±$23,896	3,059	1,086	—
2	62294	Troy	$120,466 ±$8,288	15,325	5,658	6,388
3	62046	Hamel	$108,036 ±$25,926	1,102	405	—
4	62034	Glen Carbon	$101,260 ±$11,284	14,870	6,264	6,481
5	62025	Edwardsville	$100,741 ±$9,801	35,520	13,408	—
6	62062	Maryville	$98,672 ±$11,099	8,277	3,628	3,711
7	62001	Alhambra	$98,558 ±$16,055	1,869	704	—
8	62293	Trenton	$98,155 ±$11,212	4,433	1,817	—
9	62035	Godfrey	$93,973 ±$14,752	15,892	6,497	—
10	62097	Worden	$91,011 ±$16,416	2,973	1,158	—
11	62249	Highland	$90,424 ±$6,519	16,205	7,203	—
12	62061	Marine	$87,938 ±$17,138	1,487	581	—
13	62275	Pocahontas	$85,000 ±$17,336	3,012	1,192	—
14	62074	New Douglas	$79,808 ±$29,709	1,205	446	394
15	62067	Moro	$72,431 ±$21,191	2,203	931	—
16	62010	Bethalto	$71,408 ±$5,451	11,028	4,688	4,998
17	62234	Collinsville	$69,607 ±$4,637	31,648	13,843	14,250
18	62095	Wood River	$65,013 ±$6,423	10,726	4,777	—
19	62084	Roxana	$63,226 ±$7,602	1,631	766	658
20	62088	Staunton	$62,808 ±$6,822	6,400	2,795	2,962
21	62002	Alton	$61,414 ±$4,708	29,543	12,801	13,690
22	62087	South Roxana	$60,214 ±$6,626	2,181	850	—
23	62040	Granite City	$60,031 ±$2,389	40,404	17,203	17,536
24	62024	East Alton	$56,761 ±$8,667	9,493	4,223	4,209
25	62060	Madison	$46,563 ±$16,642	3,558	1,581	1,610

How we ranked them

Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 28 of 31 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Higher-income ZIP codes suit offers with a bigger ticket: remodeling, pools, roofing, financial planning, private schools, premium dining. A median describes the middle household, not every door, so the routes inside each ZIP still vary.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 26,821 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Madison County has the highest median household income?: 62281 (Saint Jacob), at $132,000 (±$23,896), among 28 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by median household income (ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024). The Census Bureau caps published medians at $250,000; ZIP codes at the cap are shown as $250,000+ and ordered by population.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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