Creal Springs is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, home to about 324 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62922.
Homes sold for a median of $202 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population324315 per sq mi
Median home value$55,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$202Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Creal Springs. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Creal Springs
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)114 miles away
Closer regional airport
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO104 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL298 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Creal Springs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Creal Springs
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 12th DistrictMike Bost (R)
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
Creal Springs had 505 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 1061st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Williamson County grew from 27,796 residents in 1900 to 67,153 in 2020.
Williamson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 50.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 7 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dixon Springs Agric Ctr, IL weather station (16 miles away).
Jobs in Williamson County
26,291 jobs at 1,597 businesses in Williamson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Creal Springs.
Nearest hospitals
Marion Il Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Marion10.0 miles
Heartland Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Marion12.4 miles
Herrin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Herrin16.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
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.
Schools in Creal Springs
Public schools here are run by Marion CUSD 2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Adams SchoolCreal Springs
Pre-K–8
283
Public
2.0 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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