New Athens is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, home to about 1,933 people across 2.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62264.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside New Athens. 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)40 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Scott AFB/Midamerica Airport (BLV)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL269 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of New Athens; 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.
New Athens had 1,955 residents in the 2020 census, down 1% since 2000.
It’s the 514th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
St. Clair County grew from 86,685 residents in 1900 to 257,400 in 2020.
St. Clair 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 24°F. About 43.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Belleville Siu Rsch, IL weather station (14 miles away).
72,871 jobs at 4,973 businesses in St. Clair County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in New Athens.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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 (2 nearby)
Libraries (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 New Athens CUSD 60. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Athens ElemNew Athens | Pre-K–5 | 229 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| New Athens Jr HighNew Athens | 6–8 | 95 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| New Athens High SchoolNew Athens | 9–12 | 164 | Public | 0.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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