Dupo, Illinois

About Dupo

Dupo, IL is a small town located in southwestern Illinois, home to 3,797 residents as of the latest Census estimates.

Dupo holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 6.4 square miles, giving it a balanced suburban layout with room to breathe at roughly 593 residents per square mile.

📰 Dupo News Today

• Dupo police ask for help finding missing teenager First Alert 4 · Jul 31
• Dupo High School (IL) Basketball MaxPreps · Aug 10
• Dupo man charged in 2025 fatal hit-n-run crash along Highway 30 FOX 2 · May 11
• Obituary information for Michael Deloy Gould Leesman Funeral Homes · Apr 3
• Dupo teen charged after high-speed chase in Alton Alton Telegraph · May 6

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Dupo Unique

• The only place in America named Dupo — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• 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

• 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 5 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• Dupo Park Splash Pad · Water park

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Dupo

• American Legion Park reviews ★
• Dupo Community Garden · Garden reviews ★
• Dupo Community Park reviews ★
• Dupo Main Street Historic Park reviews ★
• Stoneybrook Park reviews ★
• Sugarloaf Township Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Dupo

• Bluffview Elem School
• Dupo High School
• Dupo Jr High School

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

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Dupo

🏘️ Nearby Communities