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FultsIL

A town of 27, settled in 1903.

Is Fults a good place to live?

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

Small town

27 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 Fults: who provides what

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

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PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet2 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Fults’ trash rules yet
SchoolsValmeyer Community Unit School District 3Which 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 hereMonroe County ClerkMonroe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2021
ZIP code6224462244 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 Fults.

Natural hazards

The biggest natural risk in Fults is earthquakes, at a high overall level

Fults’ FEMA hazard score stands at 72 of 100, against 50 of 100 in Illinois’ towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Flood insurance has paid out on 23 claims in the town since 1993. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 31% come from earthquakes and 30% from inland flooding.

72risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
72High riskLowerHigher
EarthquakesInland floodingHeat waves
23
paid flood claims since 1993

FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

A typical July afternoon in Fults is hotter than in the typical Illinois or U.S. town

Summers in Fults are warm, and winters chilly. July afternoons reach 89°, January nights drop to 24° and about 9 inches of snow falls in a winter.

9″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter26–45°
Spring45–68°
Summer66–88°
Fall47–69°
Oct 26
typical first frost
Apr 9
typical last frost
+1.1°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Fults is

In Fults, nearly a third of adults feel lonely, where Illinois’ towns sit at 33% and U.S. towns at 33%. Against the Illinois average, Fults comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. 9.4% of adults worry about having enough food locally.

FultsIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)19%18%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%23%25%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)9.4%13%14%
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)16%18%19%
32 measures vs. Illinois
6 better24 too close to call2 worse
What stands outFultsIL
Fewer uninsured adults5.8%9.9%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.4%15.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.6%7.6%
Mercy Hospital Jefferson
9.9 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health

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

Outdoors

Open space protected for good: 5% of Fults

One park or preserve covers 1 acres in Fults.

5%conserved
5%
conserved · 2 of 34 acres
0.0 mi
of trails · 0 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Cedar Bluff Park—1

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

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Everything we know about Fults

17pages on Fults
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Fults; the nearest are

About Fults

Village in Illinois, United States

Fults is a village in the Renault precinct of Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 28 at the 2020 census. It is located entirely within the American Bottom floodplain of the Mississippi River.

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

Area
0.1 sq mi
Elevation
394 ft
ZIP code
62244

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Is Fults, IL a good place to live?

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