Ophiem, Illinois

About Ophiem

Ophiem, IL is a small unincorporated community located in northwestern Illinois.

Ophiem holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.18 square miles.

📰 Ophiem News Today

• Ophiem, Illinois Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 22
• Dale Anderson's Obituary, Visitation & Funeral Information - Holman-Howe Funeral Homes Holman-Howe Funeral Homes · May 7
• Man killed when skid steer hit by train WQAD · Jul 19
• Joann Nelson Obituary (1933 - 2022) - Woodhull, IL - The Rock Island Dispatch Argus Legacy obituary · Dec 7
• Ophiem, IL Air Quality & Pollen Weather Underground · Oct 30

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What Makes Ophiem Unique

• The only place in America named Ophiem — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in northwestern Illinois, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

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 5 miles.

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