Belle Rive is a village in Jefferson County, Illinois, home to about 382 people across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62810.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)95 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA)35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO86 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL256 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Belle Rive; 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.
Belle Rive had 309 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1015th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Jefferson County grew from 28,133 residents in 1900 to 37,113 in 2020.
Jefferson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 45 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Vernon 3 Ne, IL weather station (11 miles away).
19,260 jobs at 882 businesses in Jefferson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (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.
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