Sherman is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to about 4,386 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62684, and parts of 62707 are in Sherman too.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population4,3861,401 per sq mi
Median home value$297,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$158Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sherman. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sherman
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)89 miles away
Closer regional airport
Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)5 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL167 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sherman; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sherman
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
Sherman had 4,673 residents in the 2020 census, up 63% since 2000.
It’s the 357th 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 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 38.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield Capital Ap, IL weather station (6 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
10 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sherman.
Nearest hospitals
St. Johns HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Springfield6.7 miles
Memorial Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Springfield6.8 miles
Abraham Lincoln Memorial HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Lincoln20.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
3
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Chiropractors
1
Pharmacies
2
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 Sherman
Parks (3 nearby)
Waldrop Park · 8 acres0.8 mi
Crown Point Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
Ridge Lake Park · 1 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
County Market0.1 mi
Pharmacies
Walmart Pharmacy4.1 mi
Curry's Family Pharmacy4.1 mi
Schnucks Pharmacy4.8 mi
Walgreens5.0 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Sherman Public Library0.6 mi
Museums
Route 66 Dream Car Museum4.6 mi
Boxcar Museum4.7 mi
Illinois State Fair Museum4.7 mi
Illinois Fire Museum4.9 mi
Air Combat Museum5.1 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Williamsville CUSD 15. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sherman Elem SchoolSherman
Pre-K–4
552
Public
0.5 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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