62985
Simpson, Illinois.
Simpson, Pope County, IL · Carbondale-Marion, IL metro · population 1,128
to buy the typical home at today's mortgage rate — +$542 (+123%) since Jan 2020.
- 1 year
- Up $14,667 +8%
- $172,866$187,533 since Sep 2025
- 5 years
- Up $44,751 +31%
- $142,782$187,533 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.
- 62985$984
- United States$1,922
At the last five years' pace, a typical home here doubles in price every 13 years.
Typical home values in zip 62985 rose 8.5% over the past year — faster than the nation's +1.2%.
This zip spans 2 counties: Pope County, IL 64% · Johnson County, IL 36%
Zillow also publishes an index for the city itself: Simpson, IL — measured over the city limits, which is a different area from this zip.
Typical home value — 62985
Mid-tier homes, smoothed and seasonally adjusted.
- 62985$187,533
- Carbondale$151,421
- United States$366,157
Within 20 miles
| Miles sorted ascending, activate to sort descending | Zip activate to sort by Zip | City activate to sort by City | Population activate to sort by Population | Rent activate to sort by Rent | Home value activate to sort by Home value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.3 | 62943 | Grantsburg | 428 | — | $164,628 |
| 8.6 | 62972 | Ozark | 1,056 | — | $200,226 |
| 9.8 | 62938 | Golconda | 2,622 | — | $138,520 |
| 10.1 | 62987 | Stonefort | 1,724 | — | $160,158 |
| 11.1 | 62995 | Vienna | 6,339 | — | $172,643 |
| 12.7 | 62922 | Creal Springs | 2,608 | — | $197,422 |
| 14.7 | 62908 | Belknap | 440 | — | $155,317 |
| 15.2 | 62947 | Herod | 408 | — | $171,395 |
| 16.0 | 62917 | Carrier Mills | 2,303 | — | $81,914 |
| 16.8 | 62960 | Metropolis | 10,783 | — | $120,922 |
| 16.9 | 62939 | Goreville | 2,958 | — | $199,354 |
| 18.5 | 62946 | Harrisburg | 11,256 | — | $94,943 |
| 18.7 | 62956 | Karnak | 1,172 | — | $77,371 |
| 19.2 | 62912 | Buncombe | 1,515 | — | $179,532 |
Coordinates and population from SimpleMaps US Zips (Basic). Rent and home values from Zillow Research.