Wenona is a city in LaSalle County, Illinois, home to about 999 people across 0.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 61377, and parts of 61358 are in Wenona too.
Homes sold for a median of $86 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population9991,350 per sq mi
Median home value$101,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$86Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wenona. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wenona
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)84 miles away
Closer regional airport
General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)43 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL89 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wenona; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Wenona
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 16th DistrictDarin LaHood (R)
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
Wenona had 974 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 700th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
LaSalle County grew from 87,776 residents in 1900 to 109,658 in 2020.
LaSalle 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 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 22 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Minonk, IL weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in LaSalle County
33,721 jobs at 2,523 businesses in LaSalle County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wenona.
Nearest hospitals
Osf Saint Elizabeth Mdl CtrGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Peru19.7 miles
Saint James HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Pontiac24.5 miles
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.
Places in and around Wenona
Libraries (1 nearby)
Wenona Bond Public Library0.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Fieldcrest CUSD 6, Woodford Cty Special Ed Assoc. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Fieldcrest Middle SchoolWenona
6–8
196
Public
0.7 mi
WCSEA-Wenona-6-8Wenona
—
—
Special Education
0.7 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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