Otterville is a town in Jersey County, Illinois, home to about 126 people across 1.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62052.
Homes sold for a median of $127 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Jerseyville; part is in Otterville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Otterville. 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)26 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL233 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Otterville; 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.
Otterville had 87 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 1305th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Jersey County grew from 14,612 residents in 1900 to 21,512 in 2020.
Jersey 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 19°F. About 42.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 13 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jerseyville 2 Sw, IL weather station (about a mile away).
4,403 jobs at 404 businesses in Jersey County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
110 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Otterville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 9 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 16 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 21 |
| Mental health providers | 33 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 7 |
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
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (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 Jersey CUSD 100, Calhoun/Greene/Jersy/Macoupin ROE. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jerseyville West Elem SchoolJerseyville | Pre-K–1 | 352 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Jerseyville East Elem SchoolJerseyville | 2–4 | 392 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Roe 40 AlopJerseyville | 4–12 | — | Alternative Education | 0.3 mi |
| Jersey Comm Alt Program JCAPJerseyville | 5–12 | — | Alternative Education | 6.7 mi |
| Jersey Community Middle SchoolJerseyville | 5–7 | 489 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Jersey Comm High SchoolJerseyville | 8–12 | 961 | Public | 0.4 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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Shares ZIP codes with Jerseyville.
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