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Foosland Illinois Post Office
Illinois›Champaign County

FooslandIL

A town of 73, founded in 1867.

Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5
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Is Foosland a good place to live?

15% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Foosland, against 29% in Illinois’ towns and 29% across U.S. towns. Foosland’s trail density is 1.0 miles per square mile, above both the Illinois town median (0.3) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Foosland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

73 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

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Getting set up

Moving to Foosland: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Foosland, and how to reach them.

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Foosland’s trash rules yet
SchoolsGibson City-Melvin-Sibley Community Unit School District 5Which school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereChampaign County ClerkChampaign County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP code6184561845 100%Census 2020

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 Foosland.

Natural hazards

High risk in Foosland, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 74% of U.S. communities.

74risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
74High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Foosland

Foosland has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 17 inches of snow falls in a winter.

17″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–37°
Spring40–63°
Summer62–84°
Fall43–65°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 21
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Foosland is

Foosland beats the Illinois average on 11 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 17% of adults get no exercise outside work in Foosland.

FooslandIllinois townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)17%23%25%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%17%17%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)30%37%35%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
32 measures vs. Illinois
11 better19 too close to call2 worse
What stands outFooslandIL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity7.4%15.9%
Fewer uninsured adults4.9%9.9%
More adults who have had cancer10.5%7.6%
Gibson Community Hospital
8.6 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Outdoors

0% of Foosland is conserved land

0.1 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 44 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Foosland Village Park—2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Nearby attractions

American Football House and 15 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Foosland. Close and well known come first.

All 20 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo 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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Foosland

16pages on Foosland
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Foosland; the nearest are

About Foosland

Village in Illinois, United States

Foosland is a village in Brown Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 75 at the 2020 census. The village is named after William Foos, who owned 3,500 acres in the area in the 1840s.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Established
1959
Area
0.1 sq mi
ZIP code
61845

Questions about Foosland

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Foosland, IL a good place to live?

Foosland has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.