ZIP Code 62461

62461 is one of Illinois's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Shumway, Effingham County.

City: Shumway
County: Effingham County
State: Illinois
Prefix: 624xx

Where this code sits

62461 is part of the 624xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Shumway.

Shumway Illinois ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 62461 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 62461

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 62461.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 62463	5.8 mi	Stewardson, IL
ZIP code 62401	6.3 mi	Effingham, IL
ZIP code 62444	7.3 mi	Mode, IL
ZIP code 62414	8.7 mi	Beecher City, IL
ZIP code 62462	8.9 mi	Sigel, IL
ZIP code 62467	9.7 mi	Teutopolis, IL
ZIP code 62411	10 mi	Altamont, IL
ZIP code 62465	12 mi	Strasburg, IL

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 62461, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 62461. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.