Dalton City is a village in Macon County, Illinois, home to about 694 people across 0.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61925.
Homes sold for a median of $122 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Dalton City; also Mount Zion
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dalton City. 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)107 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)9 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO107 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL158 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dalton City; 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.
Dalton City had 454 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 823rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Macon County grew from 44,003 residents in 1900 to 103,998 in 2020.
Macon 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 20°F. About 36.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Decatur Ap, IL weather station (9 miles away).
42,511 jobs at 2,241 businesses in Macon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Mount Zion.
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