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Around Pleasant Plains
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)80 miles away
Closer regional airport
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)10 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO85 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL179 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Pleasant Plains; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Pleasant Plains
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 15th DistrictMary E. Miller (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
Pleasant Plains had 808 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 739th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Sangamon County grew from 71,593 residents in 1900 to 196,343 in 2020.
Sangamon 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 38.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Athens 4sw, IL weather station (8 miles away).
Jobs in Sangamon County
80,005 jobs at 4,925 businesses in Sangamon County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Pleasant Plains.
Nearest hospitals
Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Springfield11.5 miles
St. Johns HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Springfield12.0 miles
Jacksonville Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Jacksonville21.5 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
2
Mental health providers
4
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.
Places in and around Pleasant Plains
Libraries
Prairie Skies Public Library4.2 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Pleasant Plains CUSD 8. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Farmingdale Elem SchoolPleasant Plains
Pre-K–4
485
Public
3.3 mi
Pleasant Plains Middle SchoolPleasant Plains
5–8
393
Public
3.1 mi
Pleasant Plains High SchoolPleasant Plains
9–12
416
Public
4.0 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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