Sailor Springs is a village in Clay County, Illinois, home to about 60 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62879, and parts of 62824 are in Sailor Springs too.
Homes sold for a median of $85 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Sailor Springs
Mostly Clay City; part is in Sailor Springs
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sailor Springs. 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)108 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Evansville Regional Airport (EVV)65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO102 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL218 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sailor Springs; 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.
Sailor Springs had 89 residents in the 2020 census, down 30% since 2000.
It’s the 1387th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Clay County grew from 19,553 residents in 1900 to 13,288 in 2020.
Clay County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 48 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 12 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Flora, IL weather station (7 miles away).
4,623 jobs at 322 businesses in Clay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Clay City.
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