Brussels is a village in Calhoun County, Illinois, home to about 214 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62013.
Homes sold for a median of $136 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Brussels. 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)18 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL251 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Brussels; 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.
Brussels had 116 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 1189th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Calhoun County grew from 8,917 residents in 1900 to 4,437 in 2020.
Calhoun County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 39.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Charles Co Ap, MO weather station (9 miles away).
489 jobs at 77 businesses in Calhoun County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Brussels.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 Brussels CUSD 42. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brussels Grade SchoolBrussels | K–7 | 67 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Brussels High SchoolBrussels | 7–12 | 42 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Elementary SchoolBrussels | Pre-K–8 | 30 | Roman Catholic | <0.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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