New Athens, Illinois

About New Athens

New Athens, IL is a small town located in southwestern Illinois, home to 1,870 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

New Athens holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 2.11 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 886 residents per square mile.

📰 New Athens News Today

• New Athens Volleyball Schedule MaxPreps · Jul 31
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• Jeffrey Ben Miller Obituary Jun 22, 2026 Shellhouse Funeral Home, Inc · Jul 7
• New Athens Air Quality Index (AQI) and USA Air Pollution IQAir · Jun 22
• New Athens student brings gun to school First Alert 4 · Apr 22

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes New Athens Unique

• Positioned in southwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• Part of the fabric of Illinois — one of 1,461 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 7 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in New Athens

• Hanft Park reviews ★
• Okaw Valley Park reviews ★
• War Memorial reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

🏫 Schools in New Athens

• New Athens Elem
• New Athens High School
• New Athens Jr High

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of New Athens

🏘️ Nearby Communities