Berlin

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Berlin

Total population

103

Median home value

$0

0%

Bachelor's+

Median income

$66,250

Berlin$66k

National$74k

Elevation636 m

Land area1 km²

Weather58°F · Cloudy

Coordinates39.76°, -89.90°

Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

Berlin is a village in Sangamon County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Berlin had a population of 141. It is part of the Springfield, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. It is also colloquially called "Old Berlin", due to the larger village of New Berlin 1.4 miles south.

History & geography

Excerpted from the corresponding Wikipedia article (CC BY-SA).

Demographics & economy

Source: US Census Bureau — American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Current forecast

Forecast for Berlin, IL from NOAA NWS API.

Notable people from here

Elly M. Peterson

American politician from Michigan

L

Lance Brooks

American discus thrower

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Illinois

• New Berlin
  2.2 mi away · pop. 1,442
• Loami
  6.4 mi away
• Curran
  6.7 mi away · pop. 115
• Ashland
  10.7 mi away
• Jerome
  11.9 mi away · pop. 1,807
• Auburn
  15.1 mi away · pop. 4,306
• Lake Petersburg
  15.9 mi away
• Literberry
  17 mi away · pop. 39
• Cantrall
  17.1 mi away · pop. 142
• Jacksonville
  17.6 mi away · pop. 18,014
• Murrayville
  22.2 mi away
• Girard
  22.4 mi away · pop. 1,743

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Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.

Books about Berlin

Crown Hall, IIT, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A., 1952-56

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · 1972

Slavery and freedom in the age of the American Revolution

Ira Berlin · 1983

Nostalgia for a World Where We Can Live

Monica Berlin · 2018

Six Minutes in Berlin

Michael J. Socolow · 2016

Flood insurance study

United States. Federal Insurance Administration. · 1977

Mies van der Rohe

Ludwig Mies van der Rohe · 1956

László Moholy-Nagy

László Moholy-Nagy · 1965

Rhetoric and reality

James A. Berlin · 1987

Search results from Open Library.

Recently spotted species

Common Eastern Bumble Bee

Bombus impatiens

Seen 2026-09-20

purple coneflower

Echinacea purpurea

Seen 2026-09-20

Ailanthus Webworm Moth

Atteva aurea

Seen 2026-09-20

white snakeroot

Ageratina altissima

Seen 2026-09-20

Differential Grasshopper

Melanoplus differentialis

Seen 2026-09-13

Asian Lady Beetle

Harmonia axyridis

Seen 2026-08-27

Common Watersnake

Nerodia sipedon

Seen 2026-08-23

Bobcat

Lynx rufus

Seen 2026-08-16

White-marked Tussock Moth

Orgyia leucostigma

Seen 2026-08-13

Research-grade observations from iNaturalist (within ~15 mi).

Nearest stream gauge

Live readings from USGS NWIS · measured 2026-09-21 21:15 UTC.