Greenup is a village in Cumberland County, Illinois, home to about 1,823 people across 1.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62428.
Homes sold for a median of $105 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 Greenup. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)102 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)53 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL178 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Greenup; 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.
Greenup had 1,365 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 533rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cumberland County grew from 16,124 residents in 1900 to 10,450 in 2020.
Cumberland 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 19°F. About 45.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Casey, IL weather station (8 miles away).
1,788 jobs at 178 businesses in Cumberland County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Greenup.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
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| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 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.
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.
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