OrientIL
A town of 321, settled in 1913.
Is Orient a good place to live?
Orient has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
321 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Orient: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Orient, 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 Orient.
A larger share of residents live below the poverty line in Orient than in most of Illinois or the rest of the country
Orient’s median household income stands at $40,000, where Illinois’ towns sit at $83,000 and U.S. towns at $80,000. For Orient, the average trip to work is 35 minutes. The top destinations are Marion (17%), West Frankfort (9%) and Benton (8%).
| Orient | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 41% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 26 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $40,000 | $83,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: high risk in Orient, mostly inland flooding
Orient’s FEMA risk score comes in at 73 of 100. 31% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 28%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Orient is
The share of adults in Orient who report frequent mental distress: 18%. Of 32 CDC measures, Orient beats the Illinois average on 1 and trails it on 7. Among adults in the town, 40% have obesity, above both Illinois’ towns (37%) and U.S. towns (35%). In Orient, 18% of adults binge drink, and 15% smoke cigarettes.
| Orient | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 37% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 18% | 16% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Orient | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.2% | 9.9% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.4% | 6.3% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Orient
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Orient
About 6 of every 100 Orient residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Illinois.
100% of working residents leave Orient for work
Where Orient’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Orient
City in Illinois, United States
Orient is a city in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 327.
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 475 ft
- ZIP code
- 62874
- Area code
- 618
Questions about Orient
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Orient, IL a good place to live?
Orient has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.