Mill Shoals is a village in White County, Illinois, home to about 126 people across 0.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62862, and parts of 62809 are in Mill Shoals too.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)115 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO106 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL250 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mill Shoals; 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.
Mill Shoals had 176 residents in the 2020 census, down 25% since 2000.
It’s the 1305th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
White County grew from 25,386 residents in 1900 to 13,877 in 2020.
White County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 45.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fairfield Radio Wfiw, IL weather station (9 miles away).
3,219 jobs at 340 businesses in White 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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