Columbus is a village in Adams County, Illinois, home to about 106 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62320.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Camp Point; part is in Columbus
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Columbus. 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)96 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO106 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL217 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Columbus; 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.
Columbus had 114 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1325th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Adams County grew from 67,058 residents in 1900 to 65,737 in 2020.
Adams 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 36.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Quincy Rgnl Ap, IL weather station (9 miles away).
31,699 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Columbus.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
|---|---|
| Chiropractors | 2 |
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.
Public schools here are run by Central CUSD 3. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Elementary SchoolCamp Point | 1–4 | 227 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Central Junior High SchoolCamp Point | 5–8 | 221 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Central High SchoolCamp Point | 9–12 | 220 | Public | 3.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Camp Point.
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