Town guide

Fults, Illinois

Fults is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, home to about 12 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62244.

Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population12240 per sq mi
Median home value$68,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$179Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Fults

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Fults

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)40 miles away
Closer regional airportScott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV)32 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO32 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL285 miles away

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

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

Who represents Fults

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

Fults had 28 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.

It’s the 1447th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Monroe County grew from 13,847 residents in 1900 to 34,962 in 2020.

Fults population by census2000: 28, 2010: 26, 2020: 28282000262010282020

Monroe County, 1900–2020

Monroe County population, 1900 to 20201900: 13,847, 1910: 13,508, 1920: 12,839, 1930: 12,369, 1940: 12,754, 1950: 13,282, 1960: 15,507, 1970: 18,831, 1980: 20,117, 1990: 22,422, 2000: 27,619, 2010: 32,957, 2020: 34,96214K’00’1013K’20’3013K’40’5016K’60’7020K’80’9028K’00’1035K’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 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 22°F. About 43.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near FultsJan: high 41°F, low 22°F, 2.7 in; Feb: high 46°F, low 25°F, 2.5 in; Mar: high 56°F, low 34°F, 4 in; Apr: high 68°F, low 44°F, 4.9 in; May: high 76°F, low 54°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 85°F, low 63°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 88°F, low 67°F, 3.8 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 65°F, 3.6 in; Sep: high 81°F, low 57°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 70°F, low 46°F, 2.8 in; Nov: high 56°F, low 35°F, 3.5 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 27°F, 2.8 in41°22°Jan2.746°25°Feb2.556°34°Mar4.068°44°Apr4.976°54°May4.885°63°Jun4.788°67°Jul3.887°65°Aug3.681°57°Sep3.470°46°Oct2.856°35°Nov3.545°27°Dec2.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Festus, MO weather station (11 miles away).

Jobs in Monroe County

8,455 jobs at 875 businesses in Monroe County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Monroe CountyHotels and restaurants: 1,581 jobs; Retail trade: 1,343 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 1,037 jobs; Other services: 789 jobs; Administrative and support: 702 jobs; Construction: 448 jobs; Wholesale trade: 440 jobs; Arts, entertainment and recreation: 370 jobsHotels and restaurants 19% Retail trade 16% Health care and social assistance 12% Other services 9% Administrative and support 8% Construction 5% Wholesale trade 5% Arts, entertainment and recreation 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 Fults.

Nearest hospitals

  • Mercy Hospital JeffersonGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Crystal City10.6 miles
  • Red Bud Regional HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Red Bud11.1 miles
  • Ste Genevieve County Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sainte Genevieve21.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1

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.

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Shares ZIP codes with Maeystown.

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