Cerro Gordo is a village in Piatt County, Illinois, home to about 1,349 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61818.
Homes sold for a median of $86 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cerro Gordo. 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)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL146 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cerro Gordo; 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.
Cerro Gordo had 1,316 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 617th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Piatt County grew from 17,706 residents in 1900 to 16,673 in 2020.
Piatt 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 20°F. About 36.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Decatur Ap, IL weather station (8 miles away).
2,535 jobs at 339 businesses in Piatt County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cerro Gordo.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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 Cerro Gordo CUSD 100. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cerro Gordo Elem SchoolCerro Gordo | Pre-K–5 | 246 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Cerro Gordo Jr and Sr High SchCerro Gordo | 6–12 | 228 | Public | 1.4 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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