LimaIL
Settled in 1836, this town now has 151 residents.
Is Lima a good place to live?
5.7% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Lima, below both the Illinois town median (29%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Lima has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
151 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Lima: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lima, and how to reach them.
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 Lima.
About half of Lima’s working residents commute to Quincy
Most working residents leave Lima for work: only 2% work in town. The typical journey to work in the town is 29 minutes. The top destinations are Quincy (45%), Ellington Township (9%) and Mendon (5%). For residents here, the share who live below the poverty line is 4.9%.
| Lima | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 4.9% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.7% | 8.3% | 8% |
| Median household income | $74,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in Lima brings four seasons and pleasant summers
For Lima, the typical July afternoon high is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Lima is
15% of Lima adults smoke cigarettes. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. Two figures for adults in the town: 24% have been diagnosed with depression, 39% have obesity.
| Lima | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 22% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 37% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 17% |
| What stands out | Lima | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.5% | 9.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 10.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults with depression | 24.3% | 19.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Lima has a moderate natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Households in Lima have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2003. Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 58% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 27% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to drought.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Lima Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Lima
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Lima
About 0 of every 100 Lima residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Illinois.
98% of working residents leave Lima for work
Where Lima’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Lima
Village in Illinois, US
Lima is a village in Adams County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Quincy, IL–MO Micropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, the population was 148.
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- Area
- 0.2 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 62348
Questions about Lima
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Lima, IL a good place to live?
Lima has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.