Illinois · Census place 1738375

Jerome, Illinois

Jerome is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois with an estimated 1,646 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 516th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,646; #516 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020: -2.4%; -40 people
Land area: 0.5 sq mi
Density: 3,578 / sq mi; State median 2,177

Orange pin: Jerome. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Springfield.

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Jerome population, 2020 to 2024

Jerome lost 40 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.4%. In the latest year it moved by -4.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,691. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jerome covers 0.46 square miles of land, for 3,578 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Jerome is denser than the typical town.

What county Jerome is in

All of Jerome's residents live in Sangamon County, which had 194,345 residents in 2024. Jerome holds 0.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Jerome

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Jerome by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 62704. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where Jerome is

The Census internal point of Jerome is at 39.767800, -89.678400. Springfield, the capital, is 1.8 miles ENE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Springfield, IL (112,949 people), 2.4 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 39.767800, -89.678400
DMS: 39°46'4.08"N 89°40'42.24"W
UTM: 16N 270584.7E 4405417.3N
Geohash: dp04prd0j
Plus code: 86FGQ89C+4J

Daylight in Jerome

At 39.77° N, Jerome gets about 14 h 59 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 21 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 38 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Jerome

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Leland Grove, 0.8 miles away, with 1,409 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jerome, IL?

1,646 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 40 (2.4%) from 1,686 in July 2020.

What county is Jerome in?

Sangamon County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Jerome?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62704.

How far is Jerome from Springfield?

1.8 miles (2.8 km) in a straight line, heading ENE from Jerome.

What is the nearest larger city to Jerome?

Springfield, IL, with 112,949 residents, 2.4 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.