Illinois · Census place 1769277

Sheridan, Illinois

Sheridan is a village in LaSalle County, Illinois with an estimated 2,413 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 448th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,413; #448 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020: -0.5%; -11 people
Land area: 2.1 sq mi; + 0.04 sq mi water
Density: 1,138 / sq mi; State median 2,177

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

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Sheridan population, 2020 to 2024

Sheridan lost 11 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.5%. In the latest year it moved by +0.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,426. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Sheridan covers 2.12 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 1,138 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Sheridan is less dense than the typical town.

What county Sheridan is in

All of Sheridan's residents live in LaSalle County, which had 108,390 residents in 2024. Sheridan holds 2.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Sheridan

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Sheridan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 60551. 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 Sheridan is

The Census internal point of Sheridan is at 41.529500, -88.680700. Springfield, the capital, is 131.1 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Sandwich, IL (7,299 people), 8.9 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Aurora, IL, 25.8 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.529500, -88.680700
DMS: 41°31'46.20"N 88°40'50.52"W
UTM: 16N 359785.3E 4598903.0N
Geohash: dp2uq00wv
Plus code: 86HHG8H9+QP

Daylight in Sheridan

At 41.53° N, Sheridan gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 10 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 01 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Sheridan

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Somonauk, 7.3 miles away, with 1,761 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Sheridan, IL?

2,413 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 11 (0.5%) from 2,424 in July 2020.

What county is Sheridan in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Sheridan?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 60551.

How far is Sheridan from Springfield?

131.1 miles (210.9 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Sheridan.

What is the nearest larger city to Sheridan?

Sandwich, IL, with 7,299 residents, 8.9 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.