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SeatonvilleIL

A town of 311, settled in 1889.

Is Seatonville a good place to live?

Seatonville’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both the Illinois town median (26 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Only 1 of the 769 Illinois towns we compare have a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Seatonville. Seatonville has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

311 people, and everyone knows the way

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

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Seatonville: who provides what

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

The full setup list →
PowerAmeren Illinois Company16.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSeatonville water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers16% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Seatonville’s trash rules yet
SchoolsHall High School District 502Spring Valley Community Consolidated School District 992 districts serve Seatonville; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
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 hereBureau County ClerkBureau County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jun 2025
ZIP codes61359, 6136261359 96% · 61362 4%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 Seatonville.

Work & commute

Seatonville has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out

Most working residents leave Seatonville for work: only 0% work in town. Seatonville’s median household income is $53,000, below both Illinois’ towns ($83,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). 13% of residents live below the poverty line in Seatonville.

0%work in town
SeatonvilleIllinois townsU.S. towns
Median household income$53,000$83,000$80,000
Below the poverty line13%8.4%9.6%

Where working residents work

In Seatonville0%
Peru15%
Spring Valley12%
Princeton8%
Mendota5%
15 mi
median commute distance
9
jobs based in Seatonville
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Seatonville, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Seatonville has cold winters and warm summers. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 15° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.

29″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter18–34°
Spring39–61°
Summer61–83°
Fall42–63°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 22
typical last frost
+0.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Seatonville

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 67% of U.S. communities.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingTornadoesDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Health

How healthy Seatonville is

Seatonville beats the Illinois average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 12. 16% of Seatonville adults report frequent physical distress.

SeatonvilleIllinois townsU.S. towns
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)16%13%14%
Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES)18%13%14%
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)14%11%12%
High blood pressure (CDC PLACES)40%35%35%
32 measures vs. Illinois
1 better19 too close to call12 worse
What stands outSeatonvilleIL
More adults treating high blood pressure79.1%75.7%
More adults with COPD10.3%6.3%
Carle Health Proctor Hospital
7.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Seatonville

17pages on Seatonville
After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Seatonville

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Seatonville for work

Where Seatonville’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

15% → Peru Peru 15% 12% → Spring Valley Spring Valley 12% 8% → Princeton Princeton 8% 5% → Mendota Mendota 5% 4% → Ottawa Ottawa 4% 3% → LaSalle LaSalle 3% Seatonville · 0% stay
9jobs based in Seatonville
0%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Seatonville

Village in Illinois, United States

Seatonville is a village in Bureau County, Illinois, United States. The population was 321 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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

Area
0.5 sq mi
Elevation
620 ft
ZIP code
61359

Questions about Seatonville

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Seatonville, IL a good place to live?

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