Venice is a city in Madison County, Illinois, home to about 1,636 people across 1.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62090, and parts of 62060 are in Venice too.
Homes sold for a median of $49 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population1,636884 per sq mi
Median home value$54,000Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$49Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Venice. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
What it’s like to live there
Getting around
Things to do
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Around Venice
Distances
Nearest major airport
St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)12 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
St. Louis, MO5 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL255 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Venice; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Venice
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 13th DistrictNikki Budzinski (D)
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
Venice had 1,498 residents in the 2020 census, down 41% since 2000.
It’s the 554th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Madison County grew from 64,694 residents in 1900 to 265,859 in 2020.
Madison 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 25°F. About 43.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, St Louis Sci Ctr, MO weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Madison County
93,915 jobs at 5,659 businesses in Madison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Gateway Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Granite City2.3 miles
St. Louis-John Cochran Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · St.. Louis4.0 miles
Ssm Health Saint Louis University HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Saint Louis5.1 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Venice
Parks (5 nearby)
Venice Park · 34 acres0.3 mi
Brooklyn Community Park · 12 acres0.9 mi
Tri-City Park · 2 acres1.1 mi
Lee Park0.2 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Food Mart0.1 mi
Pharmacies
CVS Pharmacy3.3 mi
Boca Pharmacy3.3 mi
Walgreens4.5 mi
Walgreens4.5 mi
Libraries (2 nearby)
Venice Public Library0.2 mi
Madison Public Library1.0 mi
Museums
George B. Vashon Museum2.5 mi
The Griot Museum of Black History2.6 mi
Laclede's Landing Wax Museum3.0 mi
National Blues Museum3.1 mi
City Museum3.2 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Zuka Arts Guild2.2 mi
Ferrara Theatre3.0 mi
Katherine Ward Burg Garden3.1 mi
Stifel Theatre3.6 mi
Metro Theater Company4.0 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
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