Schuyler County, Illinois
County seat: Rushville · Population 6,657 (2025) · 437 sq mi
Schuyler County is the 90th most populous of Illinois's 102 counties, with 6,657 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Rushville. It is part of the West Central region, one of the 10 Illinois economic development regions (DCEO). The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Schuyler County facts
- County seat
- Rushville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,657 −3.5% since 2020
- Land area
- 437 sq mi 65th largest of 102
- Water area
- 4 sq mi
- Population density
- 15 per sq mi
- Established
- 1825
- Same name
- One of 3 Schuyler Counties in the US
- Named after
- Philip Schuyler American politician and general (1733–1804)
- Largest city
- Rushville 2,857
- Median household income
- $65,948
- Cities and towns
- 4
- ZIP codes
- 12
- Time zone
- Central
- FIPS code
- 17169
Cities and towns in Schuyler County
Schuyler County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Schuyler County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rushville (county seat) | City | 2,857 | |
| Littleton | Village | 134 | |
| Browning | Village | 112 | |
| Camden | Village | 61 |
ZIP codes in Schuyler County
12 ZIP codes reach into Schuyler County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 61440 also McDonough County
- 61452 also McDonough County
- 61484 also Fulton and McDonough counties
- 62311 also Hancock and Adams counties
- 62319
- 62344
- 62346 also Adams County
- 62353 also Brown and Pike counties
- 62367 also Hancock and McDonough counties
- 62624
- 62639
- 62681
Population of Schuyler County, 2020–2025
Schuyler County shrank by 239 people (−3.5%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 202 more deaths than births and a net loss of 31 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,865 |
| 2021 | 6,833 |
| 2022 | 6,747 |
| 2023 | 6,708 |
| 2024 | 6,723 |
| 2025 | 6,657 |
Neighboring counties
- Brown County southwest · 6,401 people
- McDonough County north · 25,916 people
- Fulton County northeast · 32,901 people
- Cass County southeast · 12,463 people
- Mason County east · 12,411 people
- Hancock County northwest · 16,803 people
- Adams County west · 64,267 people
Printable Schuyler County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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