Long Creek is a village in Macon County, Illinois, home to about 1,392 people across 2.8 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62521.
Homes sold for a median of $91 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Decatur; part is in Long Creek
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Long Creek. 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)107 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)4 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO108 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL153 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Long Creek; 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.
Long Creek had 1,261 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 607th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Macon County grew from 44,003 residents in 1900 to 103,998 in 2020.
Macon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 40.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 14 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Decatur Wtp, IL weather station (about a mile away).
42,511 jobs at 2,241 businesses in Macon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
216 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Long Creek.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 32 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 61 |
| Dentists | 12 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 51 |
| Mental health providers | 36 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 19 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 2 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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 (18 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (5 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Decatur SD 61, Macon/Piatt ROE. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Montessori Academy for PeaceDecatur | Pre-K–8 | 586 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| American Dreamer STEM AcademyDecatur | K–8 | 423 | Public | 2.5 mi |
| Dennis Lab SchoolDecatur | K–8 | 579 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Hope AcademyDecatur | K–8 | 501 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Johns Hill Magnet SchoolDecatur | K–8 | 627 | Public | 0.2 mi |
| Michael E Baum Elem SchoolDecatur | K–6 | 313 | Public | 2.8 mi |
| Muffley Elem SchoolDecatur | K–6 | 386 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| South Shores Elem SchoolDecatur | K–6 | 335 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Eisenhower High SchoolDecatur | 9–12 | 909 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Heartland Technical AcademyDecatur | 11–12 | — | Career and Technical | 4.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillside Bethel Christian SchoolDecatur | Pre-K–6 | 6 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 2.7 mi |
| Holy Family Catholic SchoolDecatur | Pre-K–8 | 195 | Roman Catholic | 1.9 mi |
| Prairie Flower Montessori SchoolDecatur | Pre-K–K | 7 | Nonsectarian | 3.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Decatur and Mount Zion.
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