Cherry Valley is a village in Winnebago County, Illinois, home to about 3,749 people across 8.4 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 61016 and 61112, and parts of 61108 and 61109 are in Cherry Valley too.
Homes sold for a median of $175 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Cherry Valley
All in Cherry Valley
Mostly Rockford; part is in Cherry Valley
Mostly Rockford; part is in Cherry Valley
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cherry Valley. 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)58 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL72 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cherry Valley; 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 Valley had 2,905 residents in the 2020 census, up 33% since 2000.
It’s the 393rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Winnebago County grew from 47,845 residents in 1900 to 285,350 in 2020.
Winnebago 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 15°F. About 37.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 37 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rockford Gtr Rockford Ap, IL weather station (6 miles away).
117,137 jobs at 6,286 businesses in Winnebago County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
45 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cherry Valley’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 4 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 5 |
| Mental health providers | 7 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 10 |
| 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.
Parks (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 2 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Rockford and New Milford.
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.