Alma is a village in Marion County, Illinois, home to about 285 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62807.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)78 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO72 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL225 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Alma; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Alma had 318 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 1099th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Marion County grew from 30,446 residents in 1900 to 37,729 in 2020.
Marion County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 45.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Salem, IL weather station (6 miles away).
11,370 jobs at 863 businesses in Marion County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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