Elsah is a village in Jersey County, Illinois, home to about 708 people across 1.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62028.
Homes sold for a median of $126 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elsah. 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)15 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL243 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elsah; 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.
Elsah had 519 residents in the 2020 census, down 18% since 2000.
It’s the 817th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Jersey County grew from 14,612 residents in 1900 to 21,512 in 2020.
Jersey County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 39.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Charles Co Ap, MO weather station (5 miles away).
4,403 jobs at 404 businesses in Jersey 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
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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