Carlinville is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, home to about 5,480 people across 3.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62626.
Homes sold for a median of $92 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 Carlinville. 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)46 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO49 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL210 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Carlinville; 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.
Carlinville had 5,710 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 321st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Macoupin County grew from 42,256 residents in 1900 to 44,967 in 2020.
Macoupin 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 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Carlinville, IL weather station (about a mile away).
7,626 jobs at 813 businesses in Macoupin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
82 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Carlinville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 7 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 13 |
| Mental health providers | 32 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 6 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
Parks (7 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Established in 1865.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Carlinville CUSD 1, Calhoun/Greene/Jersy/Macoupin ROE. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlinville Primary SchoolCarlinville | Pre-K–2 | 376 | Public | 2.2 mi |
| Carlinville Intermediate SchoolCarlinville | 3–5 | 267 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Carlinville Middle SchoolCarlinville | 6–8 | 286 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| ROE Safe Sch GreeneCarlinville | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 30.3 mi |
| ROE Safe Sch MacoupinCarlinville | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 0.7 mi |
| ROE Safe School JerseyCarlinville | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 27.9 mi |
| Carlinville High SchoolCarlinville | 9–12 | 353 | Public | 1.6 mi |
| ROE Alt. Edu. Center-GreeneCarlinville | 10–12 | — | Alternative Education | 30.3 mi |
| ROE Alt. Edu. Center-MacoupinCarlinville | 10–12 | — | Alternative Education | 2.3 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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