{"id":2664,"date":"2023-04-11T10:31:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:31:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2664"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:30:20","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:30:20","slug":"clay-county-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/clay-county-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Clay County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Clay County is a county in Illinois, United States, about 25 miles south of Effingham. It had a population of 13,288 at the 2020 census, an estimated 12,793 by 2025, and covers 469.6 square miles (1,216 km2) centred near 38\u00b046\u2032N 88\u00b029\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Louisville is the county seat; its postal code is 62858. The county holds 1 city, 5 incorporated villages and 10 unincorporated communities across 12 townships, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 17025.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Clay County<\/h2>\n

Clay County has 16 named places on record: six incorporated cities and villages and ten unincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census designated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads and rural communities with no formal boundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Flora<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nHarter<\/td>\n4,803<\/td>\n62839<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisville<\/td>\nVillage · seat<\/td>\nLouisville<\/td>\n1,136<\/td>\n62858<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay City<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nClay City<\/td>\n847<\/td>\n62824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xenia<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nXenia<\/td>\n380<\/td>\n62899<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iola<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLarkinsburg<\/td>\n98<\/td>\n62838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sailor Springs<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n89<\/td>\n62824<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bible Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBible Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camp Travis<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greendale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoosier<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHoosier<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hord<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBlair<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ingraham<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPixley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kenner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oskaloosa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOskaloosa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Riffle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wendelin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPixley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Flora’s city limits cross a township line: most of the city sits in Harter Township, with a smaller eastern section reaching into Stanford Township, and the population figure above is citywide. Clay City and Sailor Springs share ZIP code 62824 even though they are separate villages about seven miles apart — Sailor Springs mail is sorted through the Clay City post office.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Harter<\/td>\n6,159<\/td>\nFlora<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Louisville<\/td>\n1,668<\/td>\nLouisville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clay City<\/td>\n1,166<\/td>\nClay City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stanford<\/td>\n625<\/td>\nClay City (west edge), Flora (east quarter)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Xenia<\/td>\n617<\/td>\nXenia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Blair<\/td>\n573<\/td>\nHord<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larkinsburg<\/td>\n569<\/td>\nIola<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pixley<\/td>\n520<\/td>\nIngraham, Wendelin<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hoosier<\/td>\n362<\/td>\nHoosier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Oskaloosa<\/td>\n362<\/td>\nOskaloosa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Songer<\/td>\n337<\/td>\nrural, no named village center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bible Grove<\/td>\n330<\/td>\nBible Grove<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n