Bluffs is a village in Scott County, Illinois, home to about 531 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62621.
Homes sold for a median of $82 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Bluffs; also Exeter and Oxville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bluffs. 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)68 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO77 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL208 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bluffs; 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.
Bluffs had 618 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 917th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Scott County grew from 10,455 residents in 1900 to 4,949 in 2020.
Scott County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 40.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Winchester, IL weather station (8 miles away).
604 jobs at 84 businesses in Scott 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.
Public schools here are run by Scott-Morgan CUSD 2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluffs Elementary SchoolBluffs | Pre-K–5 | 81 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Bluffs Junior High SchoolBluffs | 6–8 | 37 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Bluffs High SchoolBluffs | 9–12 | 51 | Public | 1.7 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 Exeter and Oxville.
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.