West York is a community in Clark County, Illinois, home to about 83 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62478.
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| Nearest major airport | Indianapolis International Airport (IND)84 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | University of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)66 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Indianapolis, IN93 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL183 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of West York; 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.
West York had 74 residents in the 2020 census, down 43% since 2010.
It’s the 1360th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Clark County grew from 24,033 residents in 1900 to 15,455 in 2020.
Clark 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 20°F. About 45.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Robinson, IL weather station (13 miles away).
3,487 jobs at 335 businesses in Clark County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (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.
Libraries
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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