Apple River is a village in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, home to about 290 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 61001.
Homes sold for a median of $182 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Apple Canyon Lake; part is in Apple River
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Apple River. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)118 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Dubuque Regional Airport (DBQ)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL132 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Apple River; 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.
Apple River had 347 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 1095th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Jo Daviess County grew from 24,533 residents in 1900 to 22,035 in 2020.
Jo Daviess County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 38.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stockton 3 Nne, IL weather station (8 miles away).
6,609 jobs at 673 businesses in Jo Daviess County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Apple River.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Theaters and performance venues
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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Shares ZIP codes with Apple Canyon Lake.
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