Cherry is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, home to about 534 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 61312 and 61317.
Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Cherry; also Arlington
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cherry. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)77 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL84 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cherry; 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.
Cherry had 435 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 911th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Bureau County grew from 41,112 residents in 1900 to 33,244 in 2020.
Bureau County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 29 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Peru, IL weather station (8 miles away).
9,051 jobs at 699 businesses in Bureau 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 Cherry’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Arlington.
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.