Keensburg is a village in Wabash County, Illinois, home to about 149 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62852, and parts of 62863 are in Keensburg too.
Homes sold for a median of $72 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Keensburg
Mostly Mount Carmel; part is in Keensburg
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Keensburg. 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)123 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN131 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL238 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Keensburg; 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.
Keensburg had 174 residents in the 2020 census, down 31% since 2000.
It’s the 1273rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Wabash County grew from 12,583 residents in 1900 to 11,361 in 2020.
Wabash County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 48.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 9 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Carmel, IL weather station (4 miles away).
2,660 jobs at 249 businesses in Wabash County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Museums
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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Shares ZIP codes with Mount Carmel.
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