WedronIL
A town in Illinois.
Is Wedron a good place to live?
1.5% of working residents work locally in Wedron, below both Illinois’ towns (8.3%) and U.S. towns (8%). We don’t grade Wedron yet; the figures below are still real.
What makes Wedron stand out
Where Wedron beats most towns.
Every workday, about 188 people come to Wedron for work
Where Wedron’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Wedron.
A job hub: Wedron has 2.9 jobs for every working resident and draws in 188 commuters
The top destinations are Ottawa (20%), LaSalle (11%) and Peru (9%). Commuting out is the norm in Wedron: 2% of working residents work locally. Jobs based in Wedron grew to 189 in 2023, 174 more than in 2013. Half of commuters travel less than 19 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The biggest natural risk in Wedron is inland flooding, at a low overall level
Expected losses in Wedron break down as 59% from inland flooding and 17% from cold waves. The town’s natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 29 of 100. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Wedron after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2013.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The climate in Wedron brings four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 84°; in January, nights fall to 15°, and about 24 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Wedron is
In Wedron, 33% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 21% get no exercise outside work. This Illinois town beats the Illinois average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. Among adults locally, 19% binge drink.
| Wedron | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 18% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 35% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 23% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 14% |
| What stands out | Wedron | IL |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.1% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.7% | 13.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.3% | 7.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Wedron, 3.9% of the land is conserved
Wedron’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile. Trails total 0.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. It has one park or preserve, 7 acres in all.
| Wedron | Illinois towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.8 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.9% | 3.7% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wilbert Thompson Park | 0.4 mi | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Wedron
Moving to Wedron: who provides what
Wedron is unincorporated, so LaSalle County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Wedron; the nearest are
About Wedron
Unincorporated community in Illinois, US
Wedron is an unincorporated community in Dayton Township, LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Wedron had a population of 140. Wedron is located on the west bank of the Fox River, approximately 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Ottawa. The ZIP code is 60557.
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- Elevation
- 541 ft
- ZIP code
- 60557
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