Westervelt is a community in Shelby County, Illinois, home to about 134 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 62565.
Homes sold for a median of $81 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Shelbyville; part is in Westervelt
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Westervelt. 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)97 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Decatur Airport (DEC)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Louis, MO96 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL174 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Westervelt; 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.
Westervelt had 131 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2010.
It’s the 1289th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Shelby County grew from 32,126 residents in 1900 to 20,990 in 2020.
Shelby County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 41.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Shelbyville Dam, IL weather station (4 miles away).
4,312 jobs at 422 businesses in Shelby County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
54 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Westervelt.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 16 |
| Mental health providers | 9 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 8 |
| Optometrists | 3 |
| Chiropractors | 7 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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.
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by Shelbyville CUSD 4, Clk/Cls/Cmbn/Dglas/Edgr/Mltr/Shlb. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelbyville Kindergarten CenterShelbyville | K | 78 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Main Street Elementary SchoolShelbyville | 1–3 | 370 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Moulton Elementary SchoolShelbyville | 4–8 | 455 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Shelbyville BridgesShelbyville | 6–12 | — | Alternative Education | 2.6 mi |
| Shelbyville High SchoolShelbyville | 9–12 | 345 | Public | 3.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Shelbyville.
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