Wapella is a village in De Witt County, Illinois, home to about 480 people across 0.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61777.
Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wapella. 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)127 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Central Illinois Regional Airport at Bloomington-Normal (BMI)17 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL129 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wapella; 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.
Wapella had 513 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 950th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
De Witt County grew from 18,972 residents in 1900 to 15,516 in 2020.
De Witt County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 40.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Bloomington 5w, IL weather station (19 miles away).
3,973 jobs at 343 businesses in De Witt County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wapella.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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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)
Museums
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.
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