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About Sumner

City in Illinois, United States

2,631Population

1.4 sq miArea

453 ftElevation

Sumner is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sumner had a population of 2,631. Approximately 2,000 of that population were inmates at the Lawrence Correctional Center.

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Town numbers

ZIP code62466

Area code618

Living in Sumner

Housing in Sumner

$109K▼ 0.6% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Sumner home is worth about $109,000, down 0.6% in a year, 63% below the Illinois typical home.

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Safety in Sumner

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Sumner's police department reported only 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000

Sumner 0

Illinois 2.6

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Sumner 0

Illinois 15.6

U.S. 15.5

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Health in Sumner

Compared with Illinois

6better than IL·18worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 8 are too close to call.

Conditions 6▲ 2▼ 4 close Habits 3▼ 1 close Care 7▼ 0 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs 4▼ 0 close

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3.9%Fewer adults who have had cancerIL 7.6% · better 16.6%Fewer adults with arthritisIL 24.2% · better 22.4%More older adults who have lost all their teethIL 10.3% · worse

Care nearby

Lawrence County Memorial HospitalLawrenceville · 9.3 mi · ER · rural critical access

Sihf Healthcare - OlneyOlney · 11.5 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Nearby towns

Christy1 mi Bridgeport5 mi Claremont6 mi Claremont6 mi Bridgeport6 mi Petty6 mi Lukin7 mi German8 mi Bonpas8 mi Lawrence9 mi

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