Kingston Mines is a village in Peoria County, Illinois, home to about 182 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61539, and parts of 61547 are in Kingston Mines too.
Population182126 per sq mi
Median home value$75,000Census, as estimated by owners
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Kingston Mines. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Kingston Mines
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)135 miles away
Closer regional airport
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL137 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Kingston Mines; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Kingston Mines
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 17th DistrictEric Sorensen (D)
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
Kingston Mines had 266 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1229th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Peoria County grew from 88,608 residents in 1900 to 181,830 in 2020.
Peoria County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 37.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Peoria Gtr Peoria Ap, IL weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Peoria County
103,153 jobs at 4,168 businesses in Peoria County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Carle Health Pekin HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Pekin5.9 miles
Carle Health Methodist HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Peoria10.9 miles
Saint Francis Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Peoria11.1 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Kingston Mines
Grocery stores
ALDI5.0 mi
Libraries
Pekin Public Library5.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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