Marietta is a village in Fulton County, Illinois, home to about 132 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61459.
Homes sold for a median of $105 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 Marietta. 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)121 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL168 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Marietta; 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.
Marietta had 101 residents in the 2020 census, down 33% since 2000.
It’s the 1294th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Fulton County grew from 46,201 residents in 1900 to 33,609 in 2020.
Fulton 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 16°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Prairie City 2s, IL weather station (8 miles away).
6,400 jobs at 596 businesses in Fulton 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.
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