Southern View is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, home to about 1,751 people across 0.7 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62703.
Homes sold for a median of $97 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Springfield; part is in Southern View
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Southern View. 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)80 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)6 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO85 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL176 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Southern View; 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.
Southern View had 1,596 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 541st 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).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 40.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Springfield #2, IL weather station (4 miles away).
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).
497 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Southern View.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 50 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 94 |
| Dentists | 23 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 112 |
| Mental health providers | 168 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 30 |
| Optometrists | 8 |
| Chiropractors | 12 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Springfield SD 186, Menard/Sangamon ROE, Sangamon Area Spec Ed Dist. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwin A Lee Elementary SchoolSpringfield | K–12 | 204 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| Feitshans Elem SchSpringfield | K–5 | 288 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Harvard Park Elem SchoolSpringfield | K–5 | 370 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Laketown Elem SchoolSpringfield | K–5 | 135 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Matheny-Withrow Elem SchSpringfield | K–5 | 216 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Southern View Elem SchoolSpringfield | K–5 | 171 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Springfield Ball Charter SchoolSpringfield | K–8 | 394 | Charter | 1.3 mi |
| Iles Elem SchoolSpringfield | 1–8 | 414 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Project ImpactSpringfield | 4–12 | — | Alternative Education | 1.5 mi |
| Jefferson Middle SchoolSpringfield | 6–8 | 517 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Lincoln Magnet SchoolSpringfield | 6–8 | 300 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Sangamon Co Detention CenterSpringfield | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 1.5 mi |
| Washington Middle SchoolSpringfield | 6–8 | 516 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Springfield Southeast High SchSpringfield | 9–12 | 1,229 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| SASED Central-Proj Ican & PaceSpringfield | — | — | Special Education | 0.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Concordia Lutheran SchoolSpringfield | Pre-K–8 | 10 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.7 mi |
| Little Flower Catholic SchoolSpringfield | Pre-K–8 | 210 | Roman Catholic | 0.9 mi |
| St Patrick Catholic SchoolSpringfield | Pre-K–5 | 44 | Roman Catholic | 1.7 mi |
| Lutheran High SchoolSpringfield | 9–12 | 111 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.5 mi |
| Lutheran High SchoolSpringfield | 9–12 | 115 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 2.5 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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