About Darmstadt
Set in the southwestern part of Illinois, Darmstadt is a small unincorporated community.
Darmstadt holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.07 square miles.
📰 Darmstadt News Today
- June Virginia Vandiver Obituary (2025) - Darmstadt, IL - Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in Marissa Legacy obituary · Dec 26
- Bertha D. Juenger Obituary Feb 17, 2022 Trimble Funeral Home & Crematory · Feb 17
- Jeremy R. Kuklinski Obituary Apr 25, 2018 Moll Funeral Home · Nov 24
- 'Never seen nothing like this': Hail and wind damage in Illinois after Sunday storms KSDK · Mar 30
- Mary Ann Therkildsen Obituary nwaonline.com · May 11
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What Makes Darmstadt Unique
- One of the smallest municipal footprints in the country at just 0.07 sq mi.
- An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
- Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
Why People Love It Here
- A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
- Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
- Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 6 miles.
⚡ Quick Facts
StateIllinois
TypeCDP
Population (2024)—
Land area0.07 sq mi
Coordinates38.3187, -89.7292