Sterling city, IL
ZIP 61081 — Amenities & Local Context
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2019–2023 5-Year Estimates. Page data updated 2026-08-02.
Middle ClassLow Snow Area
Airports, parks, hospitals, nearby places, and local civic context
Amenities & Location in 61081
Transportation & Access
Distance to Coast
87.4 miles (140.6 km)
✈️ Airports (8)
- RFD (Airport)41.3 miles (66.5 km)
- MLI (Airport)47.8 miles (76.9 km)
- DBQ (Airport)63.4 miles (102.1 km)
- DPA (Airport)76.8 miles (123.6 km)
- PIA (Airport)80.8 miles (130.1 km)
- MSN (Airport)92.6 miles (149.0 km)
- ORD (Airport)94.8 miles (152.6 km)
- PWK (Airport)96.3 miles (155.0 km)
🌊 Coast (1 points)
- Coast (87.4 miles (140.6 km))
Parks & Recreation
🌲 National Parks (8)
- Herbert Hoover National Historic Site84.0 miles (135.2 km)heho
- Pullman National Historical Park110.2 miles (177.3 km)pull
- Effigy Mounds National Monument113.8 miles (183.2 km)efmo
- Indiana Dunes National Park136.9 miles (220.3 km)indu
- Springfield 1908 Race Riot National Monument140.4 miles (225.9 km)spra
- Lincoln Home National Historic Site140.8 miles (226.5 km)liho
- Ice Age National Scenic Trail149.3 miles (240.2 km)iatr
- New Philadelphia National Historic Site160.8 miles (258.8 km)neph
Health & Safety
🏥 VA Hospitals (20)
- Sterling VA Outpatient Clinic3.6 miles (5.7 km)
- Freeport Clinic31.8 miles (51.2 km)
- Quad Cities Vet Center40.5 miles (65.3 km)
- Bettendorf VA Clinic43.7 miles (70.3 km)
- LaSalle Clinic45.9 miles (73.9 km)
- Oakdale Cemetery Soldiers' Lot46.5 miles (74.8 km)
- Rock Island Confederate Cemetery46.8 miles (75.4 km)
- Rock Island National Cemetery48.0 miles (77.2 km)
- Community Resource and Referral Center - Quad Cities48.1 miles (77.3 km)
- Rockford Clinic48.8 miles (78.6 km)
- Rockford Vet Center50.2 miles (80.7 km)
- Dubuque VA Clinic66.1 miles (106.4 km)
⬇️Show all 20 VA hospitals in & near this area
- Galesburg VA Clinic68.9 miles (110.9 km)
- Janesville Clinic72.2 miles (116.3 km)
- Peoria Vet Center72.4 miles (116.6 km)
- Bob Michel VA Outpatient Clinic72.7 miles (116.9 km)
- Aurora Clinic72.8 miles (117.2 km)
- DuPage County Vet Center78.0 miles (125.6 km)
- Hoffman Estates80.7 miles (129.9 km)
- McHenry Clinic82.6 miles (132.9 km)
Politics & Opportunity in 61081
Voting & Opportunity