ZIP Code 62979

62979 is one of Illinois's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Ridgway, Gallatin County.

City: Ridgway
County: Gallatin County
State: Illinois
Prefix: 629xx

Where this code sits

62979 is part of the 629xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Ridgway.

Ridgway Illinois ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 62979 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 62979

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 62979.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 62871	6.1 mi	Omaha, IL
ZIP code 62934	7.0 mi	Equality, IL
ZIP code 62954	7.6 mi	Junction, IL
ZIP code 62984	7.7 mi	Shawneetown, IL
ZIP code 62867	9.8 mi	New Haven, IL
ZIP code 62930	10 mi	Eldorado, IL
ZIP code 62869	12 mi	Norris City, IL
ZIP code 62834	14 mi	Emma, 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 62979, plotted from its record coordinates.

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

Scope ZIP code 62979. 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.