Town guide

Loraine, Illinois

Loraine is a village in Adams County, Illinois, home to about 341 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62349.

Homes sold for a median of $49 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population341406 per sq mi
Median home value$83,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$49Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Loraine

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Around Loraine

Distances

Nearest major airportSt. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)107 miles away
Closer regional airportQuincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+St. Louis, MO117 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL218 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Loraine; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Loraine

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

Loraine had 300 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.

It’s the 1047th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Adams County grew from 67,058 residents in 1900 to 65,737 in 2020.

Loraine population by census2000: 363, 2010: 313, 2020: 300363200031320103002020

Adams County, 1900–2020

Adams County population, 1900 to 20201900: 67,058, 1910: 64,588, 1920: 62,188, 1930: 62,784, 1940: 65,229, 1950: 64,690, 1960: 68,467, 1970: 70,861, 1980: 71,622, 1990: 66,090, 2000: 68,277, 2010: 67,103, 2020: 65,73767K’00’1062K’20’3065K’40’5068K’60’7072K’80’9068K’00’1066K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 40.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LoraineJan: high 34°F, low 18°F, 1.7 in; Feb: high 39°F, low 22°F, 2 in; Mar: high 51°F, low 32°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 42°F, 4.1 in; May: high 74°F, low 53°F, 5.3 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 63°F, 4.9 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 67°F, 4.3 in; Aug: high 85°F, low 64°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 79°F, low 56°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 66°F, low 44°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 33°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 24°F, 1.9 in34°18°Jan1.739°22°Feb2.051°32°Mar2.663°42°Apr4.174°53°May5.383°63°Jun4.986°67°Jul4.385°64°Aug4.279°56°Sep3.766°44°Oct3.251°33°Nov2.539°24°Dec1.9Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bentley, IL weather station (14 miles away).

Jobs in Adams County

31,699 jobs at 1,787 businesses in Adams County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Adams CountyHealth care and social assistance: 7,134 jobs; Manufacturing: 5,434 jobs; Retail trade: 4,692 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 2,816 jobs; Wholesale trade: 1,822 jobs; Finance and insurance: 1,750 jobs; Other services: 1,379 jobs; Construction: 1,198 jobsHealth care and social assistance 23% Manufacturing 17% Retail trade 15% Hotels and restaurants 9% Wholesale trade 6% Finance and insurance 6% Other services 4% Construction 4%

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 · Quincy18.0 miles
  • Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Carthage18.5 miles
  • Hannibal Regional HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Hannibal32.2 miles

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.

Places in and around Loraine

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Paulton Park · 7 acres0.9 mi
  • Paulton Park0.8 mi

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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