Philo is a village about nine miles south of Urbana[3] in Champaign County, Illinois, United States.

The legend "Center of the Universe" is painted on the village water tower, along with its zipcode.

According to the 2021 census gazetteer files, Philo has a total area of 0.83 square miles (2.15 km2), all land.

16.63% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.78% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Philo is in the Unit 7 School District based in nearby Tolono.