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St. Clair County, IL

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 27 ZIP codes inside St. Clair County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
27
in this county
Total population
252,916
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
19
distinct city/town names
Avg density
249
people / sq mi
Avg median income
—
household, ACS
Avg home value
—
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in St. Clair County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
62269 O'Fallon 35,619 461 $100,167
62221 Belleville 30,512 337 $78,619
62226 Belleville 29,504 821 $66,018
62220 Belleville 18,160 243 $65,261
62208 Fairview Heights 16,898 487 $78,423
62223 Belleville 16,353 246 $69,620
62206 East Saint Louis 13,433 357 $39,520
62258 Mascoutah 10,234 52 $90,417
62207 East Saint Louis 7,345 457 $29,184
62232 Caseyville 7,154 215 $64,268
62260 Millstadt 6,816 60 $93,929
62254 Lebanon 6,532 62 $89,500
62203 East Saint Louis 6,500 444 $41,134
62204 East Saint Louis 6,126 512 $36,789
62243 Freeburg 6,026 45 $93,328
62205 East Saint Louis 5,807 353 $41,059
62225 Scott Air Force Base 5,595 412 $91,988
62201 East Saint Louis 5,237 168 $21,658
62285 Smithton 4,624 110 $118,413
62239 Dupo 4,038 182 $57,793
62264 New Athens 3,487 21 $61,174
62240 East Carondelet 2,253 58 $70,298
62257 Marissa 1,963 9 $66,848
62255 Lenzburg 1,092 16 $78,250
62282 Saint Libory 649 131 $113,167
62059 Lovejoy 627 369 $37,656
62289 Summerfield 332 86 $48,472

About St. Clair 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. St. Clair County in Illinois contains roughly 27 ZIP codes spread across 19 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 252,916. 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 249, 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 St. Clair 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 St. Clair 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. For a wider commuter-shed view that crosses county lines, see the St. Louis metro hub.