Versailles is a village in Brown County, Illinois, home to about 441 people across 0.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62378.
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| Nearest major airport | St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL)80 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Quincy Regional Airport Baldwin Field (UIN)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO89 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL206 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Versailles; 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.
Versailles had 446 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 976th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Brown County grew from 11,557 residents in 1900 to 6,244 in 2020.
Brown 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 18°F. About 39.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 21 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Perry 6 Nw, IL weather station (10 miles away).
3,834 jobs at 108 businesses in Brown 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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