ZIP Code 62879 — Sailor Springs village, IL Demographics & Data

ZIP code 62879 covers Sailor Springs, IL in Clay County with a population of about 25.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 45.8 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area codes 618, 730; U.S. House district IL-12; the ST. LOUIS media market.

Median household income in ZIP 62879 is about $57,917 — about 23% below the U.S. median ($75,149).

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 0.0%; unemployment rate near 0.0%.

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Manufacturing and Retail trade; a mean commute of about 13.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 100.0% (about 34.6 points above the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for Sailor Springs village, IL as Very Low (composite score 41.1), which is near the middle of the national distribution. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (38.9) and hurricane (37.3). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for Sailor Springs village, IL show little to no average snow and around 48.0 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 1 for ZIP 62879 (Sailor Springs village, IL) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.