Rinard is an unincorporated community in Wayne County, Illinois, United States.

[1] According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 44.1 square miles (114 km2), all of it land.

As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 463 people residing within the boundaries of the community's ZIP code, 62878.

The population density was 10.49 people per square mile.

The racial makeup of the city was 99.4% White, and 0.2% from two or more races.