Goofy Ridge is a community in Mason County, Illinois, home to about 125 people across 1.4 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 61567 and 62644.
Homes sold for a median of $72 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Goofy Ridge, part in Topeka and Forest City
Mostly Havana; part is in Goofy Ridge
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Goofy Ridge. 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)111 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO117 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL159 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Goofy Ridge; 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.
Goofy Ridge had 210 residents in the 2020 census, down 40% since 2010.
It’s the 1308th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Mason County grew from 17,491 residents in 1900 to 13,086 in 2020.
Mason County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 41.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Havana, IL weather station (5 miles away).
1,974 jobs at 255 businesses in Mason County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
34 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Goofy Ridge’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 3 |
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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Havana CUSD 126. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Central Elem SchoolHavana | K–4 | 286 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Havana Jr High SchoolHavana | 5–8 | 284 | Public | 4.3 mi |
| Havana High SchoolHavana | 9–12 | 249 | Public | 4.6 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 Havana, Topeka and Forest City.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.