BarstowIL
A town of 34, settled in 1878.
Is Barstow a good place to live?
8.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Barstow, where Illinois’ towns sit at 29% and U.S. towns at 29%. Barstow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
34 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Barstow: who provides what
Barstow is unincorporated, so Rock Island County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barstow.
Barstow has four seasons and pleasant summers
Barstow has cold, snowy winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 36 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Barstow is
Barstow beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 11. 16% of adults report frequent physical distress in Barstow, above both the Illinois town median (13%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). 15% of adults have diabetes in Barstow.
| Barstow | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 12% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Barstow | IL |
|---|---|---|
| More adults screened for colon cancer | 66.9% | 60.2% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.8% | 75.7% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.3% | 10.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Barstow faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Rock Island Arsenal and 11 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barstow. Close and well known come first.
10 mi Ancient siteRock Island Arsenal
12 mi MuseumBlack Hawk State Historic Site
11 mi MuseumFigge Art Museum77K visitors a year6 mi Zoo & aquariumNiabi Zoo
13 mi MuseumPutnam Museum
12 mi GardenVander Veer Botanical ParkPhoto credits
Rock Island Arsenal: Robert A, Ryan, J. Ceronia, and Bruce A. Harms, Photographers, Public domain · Black Hawk State Historic Site: Bill Whittaker (talk). Original uploader was Billwhittaker at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Figge Art Museum: Ctjf83, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Putnam Museum: Ctjf83 of English Wikipedia (log), Public domain · Vander Veer Botanical Park: David Wilson, CC BY 2.0
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Everything we know about Barstow
Colleges nearby
7 within 15 miles of the center of Barstow
About 0 of every 100 Barstow residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Barstow
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Barstow is an unincorporated community in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Barstow had a population of 89. Barstow is east of East Moline and Silvis. Barstow is located on a wye that connects track owned by the BNSF Railway, including the Barstow Subdivision. These tracks were previously owned by the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (CB&Q), and a station once existed within the wye. Barstow was to be the site of a planned hog plant and a Nascar race track, but both plans were shelved after heavy opposition to them.
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- Elevation
- 574 ft
- ZIP code
- 61236
Questions about Barstow
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barstow, IL a good place to live?
Barstow has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.