Banks in Chester, IL

Bank branch map: Chester

Banks sit at the coordinates in their FDIC record; credit union offices at their NCUA address, located with the U.S. Census Bureau Geocoder. Point at a marker for today's hours, tap it for the address, directions and the bank's site.

Short answer: 3 banks and credit unions operate 4 locations in Chester, according to the FDIC. 4 of them have coordinates on record and are on the map. ATMs and opening hours are not in the sources this page uses yet; each marker links to directions.

Positions are the regulators' own coordinates, or the Census Geocoder's point for the address, and can sit a few hundred feet from the door. Streets, buildings and parks come from OpenStreetMap through OpenFreeMap, with every street named as you zoom in; if that map cannot load, a simpler map drawn from the Census Bureau's TIGER/Line files takes its place. ATMs will follow with the Overture Maps import.

All banks in Chester

Sorted by number of local branches. Each branch shows where its hours and phone number come from.

Short answer: Buena Vista National Bank has the most locations in Chester, with 2. The other 2 each have a single office in the city. Open any bank to see each address, today's hours where the bank publishes them and the phone number.

Buena Vista National Bank 2 branches · main office Chester, IL Bank · 2

Buena Vista National Bank has 2 branches in Chester, 8 across Illinois and 8 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Chester, IL and show it operating since 1905. With $344.0 million in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 2,286 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. In FDIC branch records, its longest-running Chester location is its main office at 1309 Swanwick St, dating to 1905; the newest, at 800 Chester Center, to 1999. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Main Office main office

  1309 Swanwick St, 62233

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite
• Chester Market Place Branch

  800 Chester Center, 62233

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

Buena Vista National Bank: profile, branches and contacts

Chester National Bank 1 branch · main office Chester, IL Bank · 1

Chester National Bank has 1 branch in Chester, 2 across Illinois and 3 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Chester, IL and show it operating since 1919. With $125.7 million in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 3,505 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. Its main office at 1112 State St dates to 1919 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Main Office main office

  1112 State St, 62233

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

Chester National Bank: profile, branches and contacts

Dieterich Bank 1 branch · main office Effingham, IL Bank · 1

Dieterich Bank has 1 branch in Chester, 17 across Illinois and 17 nationwide. FDIC records list its main office in Effingham, IL and show it operating since 1909. With $1.55 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, it ranks No. 728 of 4,232 U.S. banks by total assets. The Chester Branch at 2231 State St dates to 1890 in FDIC branch records. It does not publish hours in the sources this page uses; check its site before you go.

• Chester Branch

  2231 State St, 62233

  Hours: see the bank's site
  DirectionsWebsite

Dieterich Bank: profile, branches and contacts

Banking in Chester: the local picture

Short answer: 3 banks run 4 branches in Chester according to the FDIC. A population estimate for this place is not available from the Census Bureau, so branches per resident are not shown.

Of the 3 banks, 2 have their main office in Chester, 1 elsewhere in Illinois, according to the FDIC.

The bank with the longest record here is Buena Vista National Bank, operating since 1905 according to the FDIC. In FDIC branch records, the longest-running branch is Dieterich Bank's office at 2231 State St, dating to 1890; the newest is Buena Vista National Bank's at 800 Chester Center, from 1999.

None of the 4 locations here publishes hours in the sources this page uses. Each branch links to the bank's own site.

Chase, Bank of America and other national banks

Which big national banks have branches in Chester, and where the nearest one is if they do not.

Short answer: No branches in Chester: Chase (nearest in Belleville, 42 mi), Wells Fargo (nearest in Canton, 183 mi), Bank of America (nearest in Belleville, 42 mi), PNC Bank (nearest in Fairview Heights, 46 mi), U.S. Bank (nearest in Belleville, 43 mi), Truist, Fifth Third Bank (nearest in Marion, 47 mi), Huntington (nearest in Shorewood, 265 mi), Regions Bank (nearest in Sparta, 15 mi), TD Bank, BMO (nearest in Belleville, 42 mi).

Branch counts from FDIC BankFind as of September 5, 2026. Distances are straight-line miles from the center of Chester to the nearest branch in Illinois.

What your savings could earn

National benchmarks and the best published offers, from the Banrox Bank Rates tracker. Enter your own balance and rate to compare.

Short answer: At the national average savings rate of 0.38%, $10,000 kept in savings for a year earns about $38. The best published savings rate in the tracker, 3.75% at CIT Bank, earns about $375. The national average 12-month CD pays 1.71%.

Rates are the banks' published APYs as tracked on the Banrox Bank Rates page, with the date next to each benchmark; they are not offers from Banrox and can change daily. Interest is before tax. The best offers are mostly online banks and are open to Chester residents like anyone else.

Banks near Chester

Nearby cities with at least two banks, by straight-line distance. Counts from FDIC BankFind.

Short answer: The closest towns with more choice are Steeleville (11 miles) and Evansville (13 miles). Murphysboro, 29 miles away, has the most banks nearby: 6.

Bank branch openings and closings in Chester

FDIC branch records, between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026.

Short answer: FDIC branch records show no bank branch openings in Chester between September 5, 2025 and September 5, 2026. Closings and relocations are not tracked by the sources this page uses yet.

Banks and credit unions based in Chester

Short answer: 2 institutions have their main office in Chester: Buena Vista National Bank and Chester National Bank.

Banks: FDIC BankFind (community-bank flag and assets). Credit unions: NCUA call report.

Largest banks in Chester by total assets

Ranked by each bank's total assets on its FDIC balance sheet, which covers the whole bank, not only its Chester offices.

Short answer: Dieterich Bank is the largest bank with offices in Chester, with $1.55 billion in total assets on June 30, 2026, No. 728 among U.S. banks by total assets. Buena Vista National Bank is second with $344.0 million. 2 of the 3 banks are headquartered here. Local deposit shares will follow once the FDIC Summary of Deposits is imported.

Total assets and ranks from FDIC BankFind as of June 30, 2026. Rank is among active banks that report total assets to the FDIC.

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