Illinois · Census place 1770590

South Beloit, Illinois

South Beloit is a city in Winnebago County, Illinois with an estimated 7,983 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 263rd largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
7,983
#263 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020
+0.0%
+1 people
Land area
6.2 sq mi
+ 0.25 sq mi water
Density
1,294 / sq mi
State median 2,177
Orange pin: South Beloit. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Springfield.

South Beloit population, 2020 to 2024

South Beloit added 1 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.0%. In the latest year it moved by +51. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 112th; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so South Beloit is 54% of it.

7,98220207,94620217,91020227,93220237,9832024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 7,994. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

South Beloit covers 6.17 square miles of land and 0.25 of water, for 1,294 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so South Beloit is less dense than the typical town.

What county South Beloit is in

All of South Beloit's residents live in Winnebago County, which had 283,790 residents in 2024. South Beloit holds 2.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in South Beloit

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps South Beloit by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 61080. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where South Beloit is

The Census internal point of South Beloit is at 42.484800, -89.027400. Springfield, the capital, is 189.6 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Beloit, WI (36,633 people), 2.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Rockford, IL, 15.7 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.484800, -89.027400
DMS
42°29'5.28"N 89°01'38.64"W
UTM
16N 333372.9E 4705596.8N
Geohash
dp89wnh5z
Plus code
86JGFXMF+W2

Daylight in South Beloit

At 42.48° N, South Beloit gets about 15 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 14 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near South Beloit

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Rockton, 3.2 miles away, with 7,861 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of South Beloit, IL?

7,983 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 1 (0.0%) from 7,982 in July 2020.

What county is South Beloit in?

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

What ZIP codes cover South Beloit?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 61080.

How far is South Beloit from Springfield?

189.6 miles (305.1 km) in a straight line, heading S from South Beloit.

What is the nearest larger city to South Beloit?

Beloit, WI, with 36,633 residents, 2.7 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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