Merritt is a community in Morgan County, Illinois, home to about 56 people across 0.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62650.
Homes sold for a median of $90 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Jacksonville; part is in Merritt
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Merritt. 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)68 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO76 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL197 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Merritt; 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.
It’s the 1395th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Morgan County grew from 35,006 residents in 1900 to 32,915 in 2020.
Morgan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jacksonville 2, IL weather station (about a mile away).
12,835 jobs at 759 businesses in Morgan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
221 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Merritt.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 29 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 33 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 49 |
| Mental health providers | 40 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 27 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 17 |
| Pharmacies | 11 |
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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Dept of Human Services, Jacksonville SD 117, Four Rivers Spec Educ Dist and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Il Sch for the Visually ImpairedJacksonville | Pre-K–12 | — | Special Education | 0.6 mi |
| Illinois School for the DeafJacksonville | Pre-K–12 | — | Special Education | 1.2 mi |
| Special Ed and Student ServicesJacksonville | Pre-K | — | Public | 0.1 mi |
| The Early YearsJacksonville | Pre-K | 247 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Crossroad Learning CenterJacksonville | K–12 | — | Alternative Education | 0.1 mi |
| Eisenhower Elem SchoolJacksonville | K–5 | 349 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Lincoln Elem SchoolJacksonville | K–5 | 246 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| North Jacksonville SchoolJacksonville | K–5 | 135 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| South Jacksonville Elem SchoolSouth Jacksonville | K–5 | 311 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Washington Elem SchoolJacksonville | K–5 | 264 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Ivan K Garrison CenterJacksonville | 3–12 | — | Special Education | 1.4 mi |
| ArcJacksonville | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 0.5 mi |
| Jacksonville Middle SchoolJacksonville | 6–8 | 680 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Jacksonville High SchoolJacksonville | 9–12 | 890 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| The Lafayette AcademyJacksonville | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 0.5 mi |
| Early ChildhoodJacksonville | — | — | Special Education | 1.4 mi |
| LIFE (Learning in Functional EnviJacksonville | — | — | Special Education | 1.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem Lutheran SchoolJacksonville | Pre-K–8 | 25 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.2 mi |
| Routt Catholic High SchoolJacksonville | 9–12 | 129 | Roman Catholic | 0.4 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 Jacksonville, South Jacksonville, Woodson, Lynnville and Literberry.
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