Town guide

Fall Creek, Illinois

Fall Creek is a community in Adams County, Illinois across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62360.

Homes sold for a median of $111 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Price per sq ft$111Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fall Creek

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fall Creek

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)88 miles away
Closer regional airportQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO98 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL233 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Fall Creek; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Fall Creek

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

Adams County grew from 67,058 residents in 1900 to 65,737 in 2020.

Adams County, 1900–2020

Adams County population, 1900 to 20201900: 67,058, 1910: 64,588, 1920: 62,188, 1930: 62,784, 1940: 65,229, 1950: 64,690, 1960: 68,467, 1970: 70,861, 1980: 71,622, 1990: 66,090, 2000: 68,277, 2010: 67,103, 2020: 65,73767K’00’1062K’20’3065K’40’5068K’60’7072K’80’9068K’00’1066K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 41.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Fall CreekJan: high 35°F, low 18°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 40°F, low 22°F, 2.3 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 32°F, 2.8 in; Apr: high 64°F, low 43°F, 4.3 in; May: high 73°F, low 54°F, 5 in; Jun: high 82°F, low 64°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Sep: high 78°F, low 57°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 45°F, 3.4 in; Nov: high 52°F, low 34°F, 2.8 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 23°F, 2.2 in35°18°Jan2.140°22°Feb2.351°32°Mar2.864°43°Apr4.373°54°May5.082°64°Jun4.986°67°Jul4.184°65°Aug3.978°57°Sep3.566°45°Oct3.452°34°Nov2.839°23°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hannibal Wtr Wks, MO weather station (9 miles away).

Jobs in Adams County

31,699 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Adams CountyHealth care and social assistance: 7,134 jobs; Manufacturing: 5,434 jobs; Retail trade: 4,692 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,816 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,822 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,750 jobs; Other services: 1,379 jobs; Construction: 1,198 jobsHealth care and social assistance 23% Manufacturing 17% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 9% Wholesale trade 6% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 4% Construction 4%

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 Fall Creek.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hannibal Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hannibal9.9 miles
  • Blessing HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Quincy11.0 miles
  • Illini Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Pittsfield27.8 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 Fall Creek

Public schools here are run by Payson CUSD 1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Seymour Elementary SchoolPaysonPre-K–6233Public0.8 mi
Seymour High SchoolPayson7–12216Public0.7 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 Payson.

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