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Ivesdale Illinois Post Office and Water Tower
Illinois›Champaign County

IvesdaleIL

A town of 255, settled in 1866.

Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5
Photo of Ivesdale

Ivesdale, IL · Photo: Dual Freq · CC BY 2.5 · Source ↗

Is Ivesdale a good place to live?

Ivesdale’s median age is 47.7 years, against 40.7 years in Illinois’ towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Ivesdale has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

255 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Ivesdale Illinois Fire Station
Ivesdale Illinois Fire Station, 2007
Ivesdale’s story

160 years in pictures

Census counts: 235 in 1880, a peak of 476 in 1900, 265 in 2020. The archive holds 4 old photos and papers going back to 2007 and 4 maps from 1950 on.

  • 1866Ivesdale is settled
Explore the history →
Nearby attractions

Gies Memorial Stadium and 13 more within 40 miles

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

All 18 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Gies Memorial Stadium: T.J. Blakeman, CC BY-SA 4.0 · American Football House: BanjoZebra, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Robert Allerton Park: D. Finnigan, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Monticello Railway Museum: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Krannert Center for the Performing Arts: Aries Liang, Public domain · Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum: Chris Light (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Ivesdale: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIvesdale water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Ivesdale’s trash rules yet
SchoolsBement 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 code6185161851 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 Ivesdale.

Climate

Four seasons and pleasant summers in Ivesdale

Ivesdale has chilly winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 19° and about 18 inches of snow falls in a winter.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–38°
Spring42–63°
Summer63–84°
Fall44–66°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 15
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Work & commute

About one in three of Ivesdale’s working residents commute to Champaign

Most working residents leave Ivesdale for work: only 2% work in town. Since 2013, Ivesdale has added 93 jobs, to 196 in 2023. At 22 minutes, Ivesdale’s average trip to work is below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes).

2%work in town
IvesdaleIllinois townsU.S. towns
Average trip to work22 minutes26 minutes25 minutes
Working residents who work in town2.2%8.3%8%
Below the poverty line7.8%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Ivesdale2%
Champaign32%
Urbana17%
Chicago6%
Savoy4%
18 mi
median commute distance
196
jobs based in Ivesdale
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Health

How healthy Ivesdale is

Ivesdale beats the Illinois average on 9 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. 20% of adults binge drink in Ivesdale.

IvesdaleIllinois townsU.S. towns
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)20%18%16%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)18%23%25%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)32%35%36%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)9.3%11%12%
32 measures vs. Illinois
9 better21 too close to call2 worse
What stands outIvesdaleIL
Fewer adults facing food insecurity9.3%15.9%
Fewer uninsured adults6%9.9%
More adults with depression24.1%19.8%
Kirby Medical Center
9.7 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Natural hazards

Moderate risk in Ivesdale, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 51% of U.S. communities.

49risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
49Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtCold waves

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Housing

The median home in Ivesdale sells for about $270K

90% of Ivesdale households own their home.

$270Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in March

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Ivesdale

16pages on Ivesdale
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Ivesdale; the nearest are

About Ivesdale

Village in Illinois, United States

Ivesdale is a village in Champaign County, Illinois, United States; a very small portion of the village extends into Piatt County, Illinois. The population was 265 at the 2020 census.

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

Area
0.8 sq mi
Elevation
682 ft
ZIP code
61851

Questions about Ivesdale

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Ivesdale, IL a good place to live?

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