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Sangamon County, IL

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 26 ZIP codes inside Sangamon County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
26
in this county
Total population
196,649
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
19
distinct city/town names
Avg density
206
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Sangamon County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
62704 Springfield 40,407 1,276
62702 Springfield 33,303 837
62703 Springfield 28,768 745
62711 Springfield 17,752 222
62629 Chatham 15,214 168
62712 Springfield 9,955 161
62707 Springfield 7,973 74
62563 Rochester 5,985 39
62684 Sherman 5,520 82
62615 Auburn 5,514 43
62561 Riverton 5,212 87
62558 Pawnee 3,430 14
62670 New Berlin 2,606 11
62677 Pleasant Plains 2,018 9
62693 Williamsville 1,733 13
62661 Loami 1,481 15
62520 Dawson 1,429 21
62530 Divernon 1,366 20
62545 Mechanicsburg 1,356 20
62539 Illiopolis 1,273 11
62515 Buffalo 1,086 7
62701 Springfield 1,048 1,040
62625 Cantrall 951 19
62536 Glenarm 720 36
62689 Thayer 549 185
62706 Springfield

About Sangamon County

Counties are the workhorse unit of American local government — they administer property taxes, run the courts and sheriff’s office, manage many road and library systems, and in much of the country they collect public health and zoning data that ZIP codes don’t. Sangamon County in Illinois contains roughly 26 ZIP codes spread across 19 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 196,649. Reading those ZIPs together at the county level smooths over neighborhood-by-neighborhood noise and surfaces the broader economic and demographic shape of the area. For block-level detail, drill into any individual ZIP profile or compare against the wider Illinois index.

The average density across listed ZIPs sits at roughly 206, which classifies the county overall as a small town environment. That label is a generalization — nearly every county contains both a relatively dense core and quieter outlying ZIPs, and the gap between them is often what determines where you actually want to live or open a business. Average median household income in our enriched ZIPs lands near —, with average owner-occupied home values around —; both numbers move dramatically as you cross from one ZIP to the next, so use the table above as a sorting tool, not a verdict.

If you’re moving into Sangamon County, the county itself is also where most of your real-life paperwork will land — vehicle registration, voter registration, property recording, and school district enrollment in many states. Knowing the county that contains your prospective ZIP makes it much easier to look up the right tax assessor, election office, or school district website. Our relocation guide walks through the order in which to tackle these handoffs after a move.

For service-area planning, the county is also where most US business licensing and many sales-tax rules are administered. Service businesses scoping Sangamon County should pair this aggregate view with the individual ZIP profiles to identify the densest, highest-income pockets first, then expand outward along whatever transportation corridor matches their delivery model.