Virginia is a city in Cass County, Illinois, home to about 1,543 people across 1.2 square miles. Its ZIP code is 62691.
Homes sold for a median of $79 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Virginia. 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)83 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport (SPI)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO91 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL185 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Virginia; 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.
Virginia had 1,514 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 575th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cass County grew from 17,222 residents in 1900 to 13,042 in 2020.
Cass 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 39.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 16 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jacksonville 2e, IL weather station (15 miles away).
4,319 jobs at 241 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
21 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Virginia.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
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 Virginia CUSD 64. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Elem SchoolVirginia | Pre-K–5 | 180 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Virginia Jr/ Sr High SchoolVirginia | 6–12 | 156 | 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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