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Tazewell County, IL

Aggregated demographic, housing, and geographic context for the 16 ZIP codes inside Tazewell County, drawn from public Census ACS and SimpleMaps data.

ZIP codes
16
in this county
Total population
137,870
across all listed ZIPs
Cities
16
distinct city/town names
Avg density
121
people / sq mi
Avg median income
household, ACS
Avg home value
owner-occupied

ZIP codes in Tazewell County

ZIPCityPopulationDensityMedian income
61554 Pekin 41,057 215
61571 Washington 24,761 179
61611 East Peoria 23,925 226
61550 Morton 18,223 171
61610 Creve Coeur 4,947 461
61755 Mackinaw 4,624 38
61568 Tremont 4,460 25
61546 Manito 3,720 15
61734 Delavan 2,647 13
61535 Groveland 2,082 108
61534 Green Valley 1,930 13
61747 Hopedale 1,590 21
61759 Minier 1,474 17
61564 South Pekin 1,056 417
61733 Deer Creek 823 14
61721 Armington 551 6

About Tazewell 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. Tazewell County in Illinois contains roughly 16 ZIP codes spread across 16 distinct cities and unincorporated communities, with an aggregate population of about 137,870. 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 121, which classifies the county overall as a rural 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 Tazewell 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 Tazewell 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.