Lincoln is a city in Logan County, Illinois, home to about 13,281 people across 6.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62656.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lincoln. 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)110 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO114 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL146 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lincoln; 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.
Lincoln had 13,288 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 184th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Logan County grew from 28,680 residents in 1900 to 27,987 in 2020.
Logan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 19 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lincoln, IL weather station (2 miles away).
6,766 jobs at 536 businesses in Logan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
112 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lincoln.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 16 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 7 |
| Dentists | 12 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 23 |
| Mental health providers | 33 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 10 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Parks (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 miles 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.
Established in 1853.
Colleges and universities
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Lincoln ESD 27, Chester-East Lincoln CCSD 61, West Lincoln-Broadwell ESD 92 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Elem SchoolLincoln | Pre-K–2 | 57 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Central Elem SchoolLincoln | Pre-K–5 | 183 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Chester-East Lincoln Elem SchoolLincoln | Pre-K–8 | 288 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| West Lincoln-Broadwell Elem SchLincoln | Pre-K–8 | 217 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Northwest Elem SchoolLincoln | K–5 | 271 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Washington-Monroe Elem SchoolLincoln | K–5 | 224 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Lincoln Jr High SchoolLincoln | 6–8 | 321 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Lincoln Comm High SchoolLincoln | 9–12 | 764 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Lincolnland Technical Ed CtrLincoln | 11–12 | — | Career and Technical | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carroll Catholic SchoolLincoln | Pre-K–8 | 102 | Roman Catholic | 0.1 mi |
| Zion Lutheran SchoolLincoln | Pre-K–8 | 54 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 1.8 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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