New Athens (/ˈeɪθənz/) is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States.

The area is known for the water sports recreation, including annual fishing derby.

Since New Athens is in the Metro East area of greater St. Louis, it also has a place in the local brewery history.

Baseball is a major sport in the area and the village has produced a number of athletes who have played professionally.

One of the favorite sons is Whitey Herzog, a former Major League Baseball outfielder and manager.

The first organized settlement in what would later become the future town of New Athens, Illinois was Manville Ferry named after early settler and ferryman on the Kaskaskia River, Ira Manville.

26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.