Illinois · Census place 1778201
Virginia, Illinois
Virginia is a city in Cass County, Illinois with an estimated 1,470 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 543rd largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,470
- #543 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -2.5%
- -37 people
- Land area
- 1.2 sq mi
- + 0.06 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,215 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Virginia population, 2020 to 2024
Virginia lost 37 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.5%. In the latest year it moved by -8.
Virginia covers 1.21 square miles of land and 0.06 of water, for 1,215 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Virginia is less dense than the typical town.
What county Virginia is in
All of Virginia's residents live in Cass County, which had 12,713 residents in 2024. Virginia holds 11.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Virginia
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Virginia by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 62691. 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 Virginia is
The Census internal point of Virginia is at 39.952900, -90.210400. Springfield, the capital, is 32.0 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Beardstown, IL (5,803 people), 12.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Springfield, IL, 32.0 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.952900, -90.210400
- DMS
- 39°57'10.44"N 90°12'37.44"W
- UTM
- 15N 738299.6E 4426256.5N
- Geohash
- 9zpg71ny9
- Plus code
- 86FFXQ3Q+5R
Daylight in Virginia
At 39.95° N, Virginia gets about 15 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Virginia
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Ashland, 11.6 miles away, with 1,188 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Virginia, IL?
1,470 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 37 (2.5%) from 1,507 in July 2020.
What county is Virginia in?
Cass County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Virginia?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62691.
How far is Virginia from Springfield?
32.0 miles (51.5 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Virginia.
What is the nearest larger city to Virginia?
Beardstown, IL, with 5,803 residents, 12.4 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.