Lima is a village in Adams County, Illinois, home to about 224 people across 0.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62348, and parts of 62376 are in Lima too.
Homes sold for a median of $150 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population2241,723 per sq mi
Median home value$88,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$150Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking20%Latest 3 months
ZIP codes in Lima
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Lima, IL62348Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lima. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Lima
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)111 miles away
Closer regional airport
Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO121 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL225 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Lima; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Lima
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 15th DistrictMary E. Miller (R)
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
Lima had 148 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1176th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Adams County grew from 67,058 residents in 1900 to 65,737 in 2020.
Adams 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 39.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Canton L&D 20, MO weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Adams County
31,699 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Adams 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
Blessing HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Quincy14.9 miles
Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Carthage22.7 miles
Hannibal Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hannibal30.7 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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