Berlin is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to about 103 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62670.
Homes sold for a median of $134 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly New Berlin; part is in Berlin
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Berlin. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)76 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)11 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL182 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Berlin; 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.
Berlin had 141 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1331st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Sangamon County grew from 71,593 residents in 1900 to 196,343 in 2020.
Sangamon 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 19°F. About 40.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield #2, IL weather station (10 miles away).
80,005 jobs at 4,925 businesses in Sangamon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Berlin.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 3 |
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.
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.
Public schools here are run by New Berlin CUSD 16. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Berlin Elementary SchoolNew Berlin | Pre-K–5 | 452 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| New Berlin Jr High SchoolNew Berlin | 6–8 | 155 | Public | 4.0 mi |
| New Berlin High SchoolNew Berlin | 9–12 | 256 | Public | 4.0 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with New Berlin, Springfield and Curran.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.