Taylorville is a city in Christian County, Illinois, home to about 10,646 people across 10 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 62555 and 62568.
Homes sold for a median of $109 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Taylorville; also Owaneco
Mostly Taylorville; also Langleyville and Jeisyville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Taylorville. 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)30 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO81 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL179 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Taylorville; 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.
Taylorville had 10,506 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 217th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Christian County grew from 32,790 residents in 1900 to 34,032 in 2020.
Christian 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 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Morrisonville, IL weather station (13 miles away).
7,410 jobs at 709 businesses in Christian County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
77 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Taylorville’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 6 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 20 |
| Mental health providers | 20 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 5 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 8 |
| Pharmacies | 8 |
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 (11 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles 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.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Taylorville CUSD 3. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Elem SchoolTaylorville | Pre-K–2 | 522 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Memorial Elem SchoolTaylorville | 3–4 | 297 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| Taylorville Jr High SchoolTaylorville | 5–8 | 614 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Taylorville Sr High SchoolTaylorville | 9–12 | 739 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary SchoolTaylorville | Pre-K–6 | 120 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| VisionwayTaylorville | Pre-K–8 | 136 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Owaneco, Langleyville and Jeisyville.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.