Effingham, Illinois
Effingham, Illinois | |
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The Old Effingham County Courthouse in the mid-2000s. | |
| Motto: "Crossroads of Opportunity" | |
Location of Effingham in Effingham County, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 39°7′15″N 88°32′45″W / 39.12083°N 88.54583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Effingham |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Mike Schutzbach |
| Area | |
• Total | 10.55 sq mi (27.34 km2) |
| • Land | 10.48 sq mi (27.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.07 sq mi (0.18 km2) |
| Elevation | 594 ft (181 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,252 |
| • Density | 1,168.53/sq mi (451.16/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62401 |
| Area codes | 217, 447 |
| FIPS code | 17-22736 |
| GNIS ID | 2394628 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Effingham, Illinois |
| Website | www |
Effingham is a city in Effingham County, Illinois, United States, and its county seat. It is in South Central Illinois. Its population was 12,252 at the 2020 census. It is the principal city of the Effingham micropolitan statistical area.
The city bills itself as "The Crossroads of Opportunity" because of its location at the intersection of two major Interstate highways: I-57 running from Chicago to Sikeston, Missouri, and I-70 running from Utah to Maryland. It is also served by U.S. Route 45, which runs from Ontonagon, Michigan to Mobile, Alabama, U.S. Route 40, the historic National Road, which stretches from Atlantic City, New Jersey to Silver Summit, Utah, and Illinois routes 32 and 33 also run through the city. It is also a major railroad junction, the crossing of the Illinois Central main line from Chicago to Memphis with the Pennsylvania Railroad line from Indianapolis to St. Louis. For this reason, Effingham has a much broader range of restaurants and lodging facilities than typical towns of its size.