Lee Center is a community in Lee County, Illinois across 1.0 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61331, and parts of 61310 are in Lee Center too.
Homes sold for a median of $113 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Lee Center
Mostly Amboy; part is in Lee Center
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lee Center. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)76 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL86 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lee Center; 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.
Lee County grew from 29,894 residents in 1900 to 34,145 in 2020.
Lee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 40.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 31 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dixon 1w, IL weather station (12 miles away).
10,894 jobs at 690 businesses in Lee 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 (1 nearby)
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 Amboy.
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