Town guide

Clear Lake, Illinois

Clear Lake is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to about 16 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62707.

Homes sold for a median of $142 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population16178 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$142Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026

ZIP codes in Clear Lake

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Clear Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology

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Around Clear Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)85 miles away
Closer regional airportAbraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)1 mile away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO90 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL171 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Clear Lake; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Clear Lake

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

Clear Lake had 203 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.

It’s the 1442nd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Sangamon County grew from 71,593 residents in 1900 to 196,343 in 2020.

Clear Lake population by census2000: 267, 2010: 229, 2020: 203267200022920102032020

Sangamon County, 1900–2020

Sangamon County population, 1900 to 20201900: 71,593, 1910: 91,024, 1920: 100,262, 1930: 111,733, 1940: 117,912, 1950: 131,484, 1960: 146,539, 1970: 161,335, 1980: 176,089, 1990: 178,386, 2000: 188,951, 2010: 197,465, 2020: 196,34372K’00’10100K’20’30118K’40’50147K’60’70176K’80’90189K’00’10196K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 38.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Clear LakeJan: high 36°F, low 20°F, 2 in; Feb: high 41°F, low 24°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 53°F, low 33°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 66°F, low 43°F, 4 in; May: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 66°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 64°F, 3.4 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 56°F, 2.9 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 45°F, 3.3 in; Nov: high 53°F, low 34°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 41°F, low 25°F, 2.2 in36°20°Jan2.041°24°Feb1.953°33°Mar2.866°43°Apr4.076°54°May4.584°63°Jun4.687°66°Jul3.985°64°Aug3.480°56°Sep2.967°45°Oct3.353°34°Nov2.741°25°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield Capital Ap, IL weather station (2 miles away).

Jobs in Sangamon County

80,005 jobs at 4,925 businesses in Sangamon County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Sangamon CountyHealth care and social assistance: 20,265 jobs; Retail trade: 10,760 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 9,187 jobs; Finance and insurance: 5,494 jobs; Other services: 5,333 jobs; Professional services: 4,947 jobs; Administrative and support: 3,940 jobs; Construction: 3,350 jobsHealth care and social assistance 25% Retail trade 13% Hotels and restaurants 12% Finance and insurance 7% Other services 7% Professional services 6% Administrative and support 5% Construction 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

27 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Clear Lake.

Nearest hospitals

  • Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Springfield3.2 miles
  • St. Johns HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Springfield3.3 miles
  • Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lincoln24.9 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors4
Specialist doctors2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants14
Mental health providers4
Physical and occupational therapists3
Pharmacies1

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.

Places in and around Clear Lake

Parks (1 nearby)

  • Kennedy Park · 28 acres0.4 mi

Grocery stores

  • Schnucks2.0 mi
  • Ruler Foods2.6 mi
  • Aldi2.8 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.0 mi

Pharmacies

  • Walgreens1.9 mi
  • Schnucks Pharmacy2.0 mi
  • Walmart Pharmacy3.0 mi
  • Complete Care Pharmacy3.6 mi

Libraries

  • Sherman Public Library3.6 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library3.6 mi
  • Illinois State Historical Library3.7 mi
  • Illinois State Library3.8 mi
  • Lincoln Library3.9 mi

Museums

  • Air Combat Museum1.0 mi
  • Illinois State Fair Museum1.3 mi
  • Illinois Fire Museum1.6 mi
  • Shea's Gas Station Museum1.9 mi
  • Springfield and Central Illinois African-American History Museum2.4 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Springfield Art Association3.1 mi
  • Hoogland Center3.9 mi
  • Legacy Theatre4.2 mi

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 Springfield, Sherman and Riverton.

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