Zip lookup · IL

62545
Mechanicsburg, Illinois.

Mechanicsburg, Sangamon County, IL · Springfield, IL metro · population 1,101

What it costs per month · 62545 $1,133/mo

to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$629 (+125%) since Jan 2020.

What the home itself did
1 year
Up $19,985 +10%
$195,811$215,796 since Sep 2025
5 years
Up $65,567 +44%
$150,229$215,796 since Sep 2021

Monthly payment to buy the typical home

Home value × that month's 30-year mortgage rate, 20% down, principal and interest. This is the line households feel: prices and rates compound each other.

$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 62545 $1,133 United States $1,922
$500 $1,000 $1,500 $2,000 2002 2010 2018 2026
  • 62545$1,133
  • United States$1,922

At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 10 years.

Typical home values in zip 62545 rose 10.2% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.

This zip spans 2 counties: Sangamon County, IL 65% · Christian County, IL 35%

Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Mechanicsburg, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.

Typical home value $215,796 as of Sep 2026
+10.2%year on year

Typical home value — 62545

Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.

$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2020 2022 2024 2026 62545 $215,796 Springfield $200,781 United States $366,157
$150,000 $200,000 $250,000 $300,000 $350,000 2018 2022 2026
  • 62545$215,796
  • Springfield$200,781
  • United States$366,157

Within 20 miles

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5.4 62520 Dawson 1,652 — $236,317
6.8 62531 Edinburg 1,816 — $172,113
6.9 62563 Rochester 5,766 — $299,035
7.3 62547 Mount Auburn 574 — $147,530
9.4 62561 Riverton 4,842 — $208,925
10.1 62539 Illiopolis 1,412 — $147,933
10.5 62712 Springfield 10,045 — $336,298
12.6 62540 Kincaid 1,297 — $111,849
12.8 62513 Blue Mound 1,391 — $150,894
12.9 62703 Springfield 28,922 $1,192 $96,369
13.3 62570 Tovey 629 — $103,631
13.3 62567 Stonington 831 — $128,444
13.7 62551 Niantic 820 — $135,757
14.1 62702 Springfield 31,033 $1,207 $113,378
14.4 62684 Sherman 5,760 — $334,044
14.7 62558 Pawnee 3,639 — $192,643
15.0 62693 Williamsville 1,677 — $263,809
15.2 62568 Taylorville 15,952 — $146,535
15.2 62707 Springfield 7,472 — $233,141
15.7 62548 Mount Pulaski 2,090 — $157,636
15.8 62704 Springfield 40,046 $1,143 $193,492
16.8 62536 Glenarm 1,049 — $297,881
17.6 62634 Elkhart 1,263 — $167,323
18.3 62711 Springfield 18,559 $2,039 $370,163
18.6 62522 Decatur 15,185 $1,036 $89,665
18.7 62629 Chatham 15,413 $1,604 $307,432
19.2 62625 Cantrall 1,003 — $306,355

Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.