Cambria is a village in Williamson County, Illinois, home to about 1,300 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62915, and parts of 62918 are in Cambria too.
Homes sold for a median of $135 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population1,300922 per sq mi
Median home value$143,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$135Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking9%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Cambria
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Cambria, IL62915Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cambria. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Cambria
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)96 miles away
Closer regional airport
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO86 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL290 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Cambria; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Cambria
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 12th DistrictMike Bost (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Cambria had 1,505 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 625th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Williamson County grew from 27,796 residents in 1900 to 67,153 in 2020.
Williamson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 49 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carbondale Sewage Plt, IL weather station (5 miles away).
Jobs in Williamson County
26,291 jobs at 1,597 businesses in Williamson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Herrin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Herrin4.5 miles
Heartland Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Marion6.0 miles
Memorial Hospital of CarbondaleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Carbondale7.3 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Cambria
Parks (1 nearby)
Cambria City Park · 10 acres0.9 mi
Grocery stores
Borowiak's IGA2.3 mi
Kroger4.1 mi
Pharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy4.1 mi
Walgreens4.2 mi
MediCenter Pharmacy Logan Primary4.6 mi
Logan Professional Pharmacy4.6 mi
Libraries
Anne West Lindsey District Library1.5 mi
Southern Illinois Talking Book Center1.8 mi
JALC Library2.1 mi
Herrin City Library4.6 mi
Museums
Carterville Heritage Museum1.7 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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