Sciota is a village in McDonough County, Illinois, home to about 72 people across 0.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61475.
Homes sold for a median of $74 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 Sciota. 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)128 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Southeast Iowa Regional Airport (BRL)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO137 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL180 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sciota; 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.
Sciota had 38 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 1372nd largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
McDonough County grew from 28,412 residents in 1900 to 27,238 in 2020.
McDonough County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 38.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, La Harpe, IL weather station (12 miles away).
8,590 jobs at 611 businesses in McDonough 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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