ZIP 62931 (Elizabethtown, IL) truck route planning & crash data
Plan safer truck routes around ZIP 62931: commercial truck and garbage truck crashes here and in Hardin County, dangerous roads, seasonality and route safety data for fleets.
Where fatal truck crashes happened
Risk scorecard
Key findings
Snapshot
Crashes by month
Garbage trucks vs all trucks
0 of 11 truck crashes since 2015.
Deadliest roads
The headline for Hardin County: 11 truck crashes on record for Hardin County since 2015.
Overview
Since 2015, 11 crashes involving commercial trucks have been reported in Hardin County. They injured 10 people and killed 1.
In complete reporting years that works out to about one truck crash every 365 days.
When crashes happen
Hardin County has too few reported truck crashes for a monthly pattern.
Where crashes happen
Fatal large-truck crashes within 10 miles of ZIP 62931 since 2015 were spread across roads: SR-34 (1).
Garbage & waste trucks
FMCSA lists no garbage-truck crashes in Hardin County since 2015.
Route planning tips for ZIP 62931 fleets
- Paste your stops into the free Route Planner to see the risk score, safer alternatives and low bridges.
About the data
Crash counts come from the FMCSA crash file (police-reported crashes involving trucks over 10,000 lb); fatal-crash locations come from NHTSA FARS. Text on this page states only what these numbers show.
Truck crashes by year: all trucks vs garbage trucks
Seasonality: when trucks crash in Hardin County
Most dangerous roads for trucks
| Road | Fatal truck crashes since 2015 (within 10 miles) |
|---|---|
| SR-34 | 1 |
Roads named most in all truck crash reports
| Road | Truck crashes since 2015 (Hardin County) |
|---|---|
| Il Hwy 146 | 1 |
| Illinois Hwy 34 | 1 |
| Mahoning Rd | 1 |
| Market St | 1 |
| SR-34 | 1 |
ZIP 62931 at a glance
| Population | 1,348 |
| Density | 5 per sq mi |
| Median household income | $49,605 |
| Median home value | $86,352 |
| Home ownership | 78% |
Historical data: truck crashes in Hardin County since the 1990s
Combines the FMCSA crash file (all reported truck crashes, real coverage from about 1990) with NHTSA FARS (fatal crashes involving a large truck, 1982–2024).
| Decade | Truck crashes / yr | Change | Fatal crashes / yr (FARS) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | — | 0.0 |
| 2000s | 2 | -8% | 0.2 |
| 2010s | 4 | +106% | 0.2 |
| 2020s | 1 | -81% | 0.0 |
Reported truck crashes averaged 2 a year in the 1990s and 1 a year in the 2020s. Reporting practices changed over time, so part of any change can come from reporting. Fatal large-truck crashes: 0.2 a year in 2016–19, 0.0 a year in 2020–24.
Nearby ZIP codes
Questions fleets ask about ZIP 62931
How common are truck crashes in ZIP 62931?
Since 2015, 11 crashes involving commercial trucks were reported in Hardin County (10 injured, 1 killed).
Are garbage truck crashes common in ZIP 62931?
Garbage trucks were involved in 0 reported crashes in Hardin County since 2015 (0.0% of truck crashes).
What is the best way to plan truck routes in ZIP 62931?
Paste your stops into the free CurbWaste Route Planner: it scores your route against fatal-crash locations, suggests safer alternatives and flags low bridges.
2026 is a partial year. Updated October 2026.