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Which ZIP code matches your move?
Each card below lists the ZIP, the community it covers, and one honest line about the area, with a link to the full community guide. ZIP codes are a starting point, not a boundary: the assigned school, the tax rate, and the neighborhood character can differ within a single code, which is why the guides go street by street.
61523
Peoria County
Chillicothe
The Illinois River town with a real Main Street, District 321 schools, and some of the most attainable riverfront living in the metro.
Read the Chillicothe guide61525
Peoria County
Dunlap
The school-first suburb: top-rated District 323 schools, newer subdivisions, and values from the high-$200,000s up.
Read the Dunlap guide61530
Woodford County
Eureka
College town and county seat on US-24, Ronald Reagan's alma mater, a highly rated PK-12 district, and homes near $155,000 up.
Read the Eureka guide61548
Woodford County
Metamora & Germantown Hills
One ZIP, two villages: Metamora's historic Lincoln-era square and Germantown Hills' quiet hillside, both about 15 to 25 minutes from Peoria.
Shared ZIP, separate school districts and markets
Read the Metamora guide or the Germantown Hills guide61550
Tazewell County
Morton
The Pumpkin Capital of the World, 15 minutes on I-74, top-rated District 709 schools, and homes in the $240,000 range.
Read the Morton guide61561
Woodford County
Roanoke
The affordable farming village near US-24 and IL-116, with small Roanoke-Benson schools and median home values around $140,000.
Read the Roanoke guide61571
Tazewell County
Washington
The upscale east-side community with District 308 schools, Five Points Washington, and a modern post-2013 housing stock.
Read the Washington guide61611
Tazewell County
East Peoria
The riverfront suburb minutes from downtown Peoria, with the Levee District and typical home values around $165,000 to $190,000.
Read the East Peoria guide61742
Woodford County
Goodfield
Tiny village straddling the Woodford-Tazewell line near I-74, with Goodfield Elementary and honest country pricing.
Grouped guide with Congerville and Secor
Read the combined village guide61729
Woodford County
Congerville
Quiet owner-occupied village near I-74, feeding the Eureka school district with Congerville Elementary in town.
Grouped guide with Goodfield and Secor
Read the combined village guide61771
Woodford County
Secor
The smallest of the three, east of Eureka off US-24, most often served by Roanoke-Benson or El Paso-Gridley schools.
Grouped guide with Goodfield and Congerville
Read the combined village guide61559
Peoria County
Princeville
The farming village on IL-91 with its own PK-12 district, the Princeville Heritage Museum, and home values around $170,000.
Read the Princeville guide61517
Peoria County
Brimfield
The US-150 village with its own District 309 schools, Old Settlers Day, and a 20- to 25-minute Peoria commute.
Read the Brimfield guide61491
Stark County
Wyoming
The oldest town in Stark County and home of the Rock Island State Trail's restored depot headquarters.
Read the Wyoming guide61483
Stark County
Toulon
The Stark County seat with its historic courthouse, the county high school in town, and values from about $100,000.
Read the Toulon guide61401
Knox County
Galesburg
Knox College, Carl Sandburg, and an Amtrak mainline, about 45 minutes from Peoria on I-74 with homes around $106,000.
Read the Galesburg guide61764
Livingston County
Pontiac
The Route 66 museum town with downtown murals, trolley rides, and median sold prices around $145,000.
Read the Pontiac guide61526
Peoria County
Edelstein
Tiny unincorporated country crossroads just off IL-40, served by IVC District 321 schools and nearby Chillicothe.
Grouped guide with Speer
Read the combined rural guide61479
Stark County
Speer
Small unincorporated community southeast of Wyoming, served by Stark County District 100 schools.
Grouped guide with Edelstein
Read the combined rural guideThe shared ZIP: 61548
Metamora and Germantown Hills genuinely share ZIP 61548, but they are separate school districts and separate housing markets. Metamora brings the historic square and Metamora Grade School; Germantown Hills brings the hillside quiet and District 69. The address decides the school, so I verify every one.
The grouped villages: 61742, 61729, 61771
Goodfield, Congerville, and Secor each keep their own ZIP code, but they are grouped into one combined guide because buyers compare them as a single country pocket: small villages, small schools, and some of the lowest-priced homes in the Peoria orbit. Goodfield and Congerville feed the Eureka district; Secor sits outside it.
The tiny crossroads ZIPs: 61526, 61479
Edelstein (Peoria County) and Speer (Stark County) are unincorporated communities too small to have their own towns or services, so they share one rural guide and rely on nearby Princeville, Chillicothe, Dunlap, and Wyoming. They also sit in different school districts, so the assigned school is confirmed address by address.
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