Muddy is a village in Saline County, Illinois, home to about 67 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62965, and parts of 62946 are in Muddy too.
Homes sold for a median of $85 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population67223 per sq mi
Price per sq ft$85Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
ZIP codes in Muddy
2 ZIP codes, 1 shared with neighboring towns
Muddy, IL62965Not enough recent sales for market figures yet.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Muddy. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Muddy
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)121 miles away
Closer regional airport
Veterans Airport of Southern Illinois (MWA)27 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO112 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL286 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Muddy; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Muddy
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 12th DistrictMike Bost (R)
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
Muddy had 61 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 1379th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Saline County grew from 21,685 residents in 1900 to 23,768 in 2020.
Saline County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 24°F. About 47.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrisburg, IL weather station (about a mile away).
Jobs in Saline County
5,502 jobs at 538 businesses in Saline County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Harrisburg Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Harrisburg1.7 miles
Ferrell Hospital Community FoundationsCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Eldorado6.7 miles
Marion Il Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Marion23.2 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Muddy
Parks (3 nearby)
Saline County Fair Grounds · 52 acres0.9 mi
Dorris Heights Baseball Complex · 12 acres0.9 mi
Gaskins City Baseball Complex · 10 acres0.9 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Kroger0.2 mi
Aldi0.4 mi
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Walgreens0.6 mi
CVS Pharmacy0.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Harrisburg District Library0.8 mi
Museums
Saline County Area Museum2.3 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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