La Clede is a community in Clay County, Illinois, home to about 135 people across 0.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62426 and 62838.
Homes sold for a median of $54 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Edgewood; part is in La Clede
Mostly Farina; part is in La Clede
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Clede. 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)91 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO86 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL210 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Clede; 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.
It’s the 1287th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Clay County grew from 19,553 residents in 1900 to 13,288 in 2020.
Clay 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 23°F. About 46.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flora 5 Nw, IL weather station (14 miles away).
4,623 jobs at 322 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in La Clede’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Chiropractors | 1 |
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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.
Public schools here are run by South Central CUD 401. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Central High SchoolFarina | 9–12 | 183 | Public | 6.4 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 Farina, Edgewood and Iola.
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