DeweyIL
A town of 89, settled in 1878.
Is Dewey a good place to live?
No town among the 769 in Illinois we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Dewey. Dewey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
89 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
American Football House and 15 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Dewey. Close and well known come first.
15 mi LandmarkAmerican Football House
15 mi Stadium & arenaGies Memorial Stadium
7 mi MuseumOctave Chanute Aerospace Museum
23 mi MuseumMonticello Railway Museum
30 mi City parkRobert Allerton Park
15 mi TheatreKrannert Center for the Performing ArtsPhoto credits
American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain
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Moving to Dewey: who provides what
Dewey is unincorporated, so Champaign 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 Dewey.
Dewey faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in Dewey, 52% come from inland flooding and 15% from drought. On expected storm and flood damage, Dewey sits above nearly three quarters of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Homes in Dewey are worth about $366K, by Zillow’s estimate
Values rose 11% in the 12 months to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Dewey has four seasons and pleasant summers
Winters in Dewey are chilly and summers warm. Summer afternoons peak near 85° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 17 inches a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A larger share of adults binge drink in Dewey than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
Among adults 18 to 64 in Dewey, 5.2% have no health insurance. 16% of adults get no exercise outside work here, against 23% in Illinois’ towns and 25% across U.S. towns. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Dewey is ahead of Illinois on 14 and behind on 1.
| Dewey | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 18% | 16% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 23% | 25% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 8.4% | 11% | 12% |
| What stands out | Dewey | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.9% | 10.3% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults with depression | 24.5% | 19.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Dewey
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Dewey
About 0 of every 100 Dewey residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
About Dewey
Census-designated place in Illinois, United States
Dewey is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in East Bend Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dewey had a population of 105.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Elevation
- 732 ft
- ZIP code
- 61840
Questions about Dewey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Dewey, IL a good place to live?
Dewey has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.