Old Shawneetown is a village in Gallatin County, Illinois, home to about 102 people across 0.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62984.
Homes sold for a median of $78 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Shawneetown; part is in Old Shawneetown
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Old Shawneetown. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (SDF)137 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO129 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL286 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Old Shawneetown; 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.
Old Shawneetown had 113 residents in the 2020 census, down 59% since 2000.
It’s the 1333rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Gallatin County grew from 15,836 residents in 1900 to 4,946 in 2020.
Gallatin County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 48.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 8 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jt Myers Locks & Dam, IN weather station (12 miles away).
538 jobs at 82 businesses in Gallatin County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Old Shawneetown.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Shawneetown.
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