Niantic, Illinois

About Niantic

Niantic, IL is a tiny community located in central Illinois counting 588 people who proudly call it home.

Niantic holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 1.04 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 565 residents per square mile.

📰 Niantic News Today

• Lawrence Tipsword Obituary - October 17, 2011 - Niantic, Illinois Waikato Times · Aug 3
• Man accused of setting his house on fire, damaging car wandtv.com · Apr 14
• Sangamon Valley Storm Baseball (Niantic, IL) Standings Sports Illustrated · Jul 31
• Susan Morrow brings us info on an event for dogs WOOFSTOCK 2.0 at 1912 Barn in Niantic July 11 NPR Illinois · Jun 26
• Schedule - Sangamon Valley/Tri-City Storm (Niantic, IL) Girls Basketball 26-27 MaxPreps · Jul 15

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Niantic Unique

• 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 8 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Niantic

• Calamus Lake Nature Preserve · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Niantic Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Niantic

• Sangamon Valley High School

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

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🗺️ Map of Niantic

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