Topeka is a village in Mason County, Illinois, home to about 47 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 61567.
Homes sold for a median of $62 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Part is in Topeka, part in Goofy Ridge and Forest City
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Topeka. 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)112 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL157 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Topeka; 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.
Topeka had 60 residents in the 2020 census, down 33% since 2000.
It’s the 1405th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Mason County grew from 17,491 residents in 1900 to 13,086 in 2020.
Mason County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 41.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 28 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Havana, IL weather station (7 miles away).
1,974 jobs at 255 businesses in Mason County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Goofy Ridge and Forest City.
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