Pearl City is a village in Stephenson County, Illinois, home to about 745 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61062.
Homes sold for a median of $93 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Pearl City. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)101 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL114 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Pearl City; 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.
Pearl City had 790 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 793rd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Stephenson County grew from 34,933 residents in 1900 to 44,630 in 2020.
Stephenson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 38.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stockton 3 Nne, IL weather station (12 miles away).
15,626 jobs at 1,003 businesses in Stephenson 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 Pearl City.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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)
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 Pearl City CUSD 200. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
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| Pearl City Elementary SchoolPearl City | Pre-K–6 | 213 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Pearl City Jr High SchoolPearl City | 7–8 | 58 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Pearl City High SchoolPearl City | 9–12 | 147 | Public | 0.7 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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