Ferris is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, home to about 105 people across 2.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62336, and parts of 62321 are in Ferris too.
Homes sold for a median of $37 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
All in Ferris
Mostly Carthage; part is in Ferris
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ferris. 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)122 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO131 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL203 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ferris; 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.
Ferris had 127 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 1328th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Hancock County grew from 32,215 residents in 1900 to 17,620 in 2020.
Hancock 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 18°F. About 40.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bentley, IL weather station (5 miles away).
2,706 jobs at 365 businesses in Hancock 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
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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Shares ZIP codes with Carthage and Bentley.
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