Creston is a village in Ogle County, Illinois, home to about 550 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60113, and parts of 61068 are in Creston too.
Population550478 per sq mi
Median home value$167,400Census, as estimated by owners
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Around Creston
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)59 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)19 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL71 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Creston; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Creston
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 16th DistrictDarin LaHood (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
Creston had 627 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 905th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Ogle County grew from 29,129 residents in 1900 to 51,788 in 2020.
Ogle 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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 36.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rochelle, IL weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Ogle County
13,596 jobs at 1,053 businesses in Ogle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Creston.
Nearest hospitals
Rochelle Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · RochelleUnder a mile
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Dekalb15.9 miles
Osf Saint Katharine Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Dixon22.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
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.
Places in and around Creston
Parks (9 nearby)
Helms Park and Athletic Complex · 23 acres0.7 mi
Tilton Park · 12 acres0.1 mi
Memorial Park · 10 acres0.7 mi
Mid-West Park · 9 acres0.3 mi
Marina Park · 5 acres0.8 mi
Rochelle Railroad Park · 2 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Lupita Supermarket0.4 mi
Aldi0.7 mi
Walmart Supercenter0.8 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Rochelle Pharmacy0.5 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Flagg-Rochelle Public Library0.5 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Flagg Township Museum0.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Creston CCSD 161. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Creston Elem SchoolCreston
K–8
76
Public
4.9 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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