Town guide

Flat Rock, Illinois

Flat Rock is a village in Crawford County, Illinois, home to about 337 people across 0.9 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62427.

Population337392 per sq mi
Median home value$66,600Census, as estimated by owners

ZIP codes in Flat Rock

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Flat Rock, IL62427Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.

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Around Flat Rock

Distances

Nearest major airportIndianapolis International Airport (IND)93 miles away
Closer regional airportEvansville Regional Airport (EVV)61 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Indianapolis, IN102 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL202 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Flat Rock; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Flat Rock

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

Flat Rock had 323 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.

It’s the 1051st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Crawford County grew from 19,240 residents in 1900 to 18,679 in 2020.

Flat Rock population by census2000: 415, 2010: 331, 2020: 323415200033120103232020

Crawford County, 1900–2020

Crawford County population, 1900 to 20201900: 19,240, 1910: 26,281, 1920: 22,771, 1930: 21,085, 1940: 21,294, 1950: 21,137, 1960: 20,751, 1970: 19,824, 1980: 20,818, 1990: 19,464, 2000: 20,452, 2010: 19,817, 2020: 18,67919K’00’1023K’20’3021K’40’5021K’60’7021K’80’9020K’00’1019K’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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 23°F. About 46.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Flat RockJan: high 38°F, low 23°F, 3.5 in; Feb: high 44°F, low 26°F, 2.6 in; Mar: high 54°F, low 35°F, 3.6 in; Apr: high 67°F, low 45°F, 5.1 in; May: high 76°F, low 55°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 87°F, low 66°F, 4.2 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 64°F, 3.5 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 56°F, 3.6 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 46°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 35°F, 3.6 in; Dec: high 42°F, low 28°F, 3.1 in38°23°Jan3.544°26°Feb2.654°35°Mar3.667°45°Apr5.176°55°May4.984°63°Jun4.987°66°Jul4.286°64°Aug3.580°56°Sep3.668°46°Oct3.754°35°Nov3.642°28°Dec3.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Palestine, IL weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Crawford County

6,707 jobs at 411 businesses in Crawford County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Crawford CountyManufacturing: 1,886 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 844 jobs; Retail trade: 687 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 625 jobs; Construction: 360 jobs; Administrative and support: 242 jobs; Professional services: 234 jobs; Other services: 192 jobsManufacturing 28% Health care and social assistance 13% Retail trade 10% Hotels and restaurants 9% Construction 5% Administrative and support 4% Professional services 4% Other services 3%

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 Flat Rock.

Nearest hospitals

  • Crawford Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Robinson8.0 miles
  • Lawrence County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Lawrenceville12.4 miles
  • Good Samaritan HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Vincennes18.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Physical and occupational therapists1

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 Flat Rock

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Susie Wesley Memorial Branch Library0.8 mi

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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