St. Elmo is a city in Fayette County, Illinois, home to about 1,257 people across 1.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62458.
Homes sold for a median of $76 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside St. Elmo. 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)84 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)55 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO80 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL203 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of St. Elmo; 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.
St. Elmo had 1,254 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 639th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Fayette County grew from 28,065 residents in 1900 to 21,488 in 2020.
Fayette County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 41.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Brownstown 4 Sw, IL weather station (8 miles away).
4,556 jobs at 477 businesses in Fayette County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in St. Elmo.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 St Elmo CUSD 202. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Elmo Elem SchoolSaint Elmo | Pre-K–6 | 222 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| St Elmo Jr High SchoolSaint Elmo | 7–8 | 55 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| St Elmo Sr High SchoolSaint Elmo | 9–12 | 113 | Public | 0.4 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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