South Beloit is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois, home to about 7,946 people across 6.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61080, and parts of 61073 are in South Beloit too.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population7,9461,294 per sq mi
Median home value$173,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$158Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
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Around South Beloit
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)66 miles away
Closer regional airport
Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Madison, WI47 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL82 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of South Beloit; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents South Beloit
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 16th DistrictDarin LaHood (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
South Beloit had 7,989 residents in the 2020 census, up 48% since 2000.
It’s the 268th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Winnebago County grew from 47,845 residents in 1900 to 285,350 in 2020.
Winnebago 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 37.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 36 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Beloit, WI weather station (2 miles away).
Jobs in Winnebago County
117,137 jobs at 6,286 businesses in Winnebago County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
11 doctors and other health care providers list an office in South Beloit.
Nearest hospitals
Beloit Health SystemGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Beloit4.7 miles
Javon Bea HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rockford13.1 miles
Ssm Health St. Mary's Hospital - JanesvilleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Janesville13.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
2
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
2
Mental health providers
3
Physical and occupational therapists
1
Chiropractors
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 South Beloit
Parks (11 nearby)
South Beloit Municipal Park · 72 acres0.4 mi
Nature At The Confluence · 16 acres1.1 mi
Turtle Creek Park · 12 acres1.2 mi
Stateline Restoration Prairie · 10 acres1.1 mi
Horace White Park · 9 acres1.4 mi
Vernon Avenue Park · 5 acres1.7 mi
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Bushel & Peck's1.4 mi
ALDI1.6 mi
Walmart Supercenter1.8 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walmart Pharmacy1.8 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
South Beloit Public Library0.8 mi
Morse Library and Richard Black Information Center1.6 mi
Museums (4 nearby)
Bushnell Wheeler House0.7 mi
Rasey House1.5 mi
Logan Museum of Anthropology1.5 mi
Wright Museum of Art1.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues (7 nearby)
Beloit Art Center1.4 mi
Bunge Studio Theatre1.5 mi
Laura Aldrich Neese Performing Arts Center1.5 mi
Kresge Experimental Theatre1.5 mi
Miles Music Center1.6 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Schools in South Beloit
Public schools here are run by County of Winnebago SD 320, Prairie Hill CCSD 133. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(7)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Clark Elementary SchoolSouth Beloit
Pre-K–1
185
Public
0.6 mi
Prairie Hill Elem SchoolSouth Beloit
Pre-K–4
447
Public
1.4 mi
Riverview Elementary SchoolSouth Beloit
2–4
199
Public
1.4 mi
Blackhawk Elementary SchoolSouth Beloit
5–6
139
Public
0.8 mi
Willowbrook Middle SchoolSouth Beloit
5–8
348
Public
2.2 mi
South Beloit Jr High SchoolSouth Beloit
7–8
118
Public
0.8 mi
South Beloit Sr High SchoolSouth Beloit
9–12
254
Public
1.0 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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