Forsyth is a village in Macon County, Illinois, home to about 3,502 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62535.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Forsyth. 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)110 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO112 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL148 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Forsyth; 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.
Forsyth had 3,734 residents in the 2020 census, up 53% since 2000.
It’s the 406th 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 40.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Decatur Wtp, IL weather station (7 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).
50 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Forsyth.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 10 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 5 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 14 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 4 |
| Optometrists | 7 |
| Chiropractors | 6 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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.
Parks (5 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 1.5 miles 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.
Public schools here are run by Maroa Forsyth CUSD 2. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maroa-Forsyth Grade SchoolForsyth | Pre-K–5 | 593 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decatur Christian SchoolForsyth | Pre-K–12 | 121 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Decatur.
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