Pinckneyville, Illinois

Pinckneyville
Location of Pinckneyville in Perry County, Illinois.
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 38°04′49″N 89°23′24″W / 38.08028°N 89.39000°W / 38.08028; -89.39000
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPerry
Area
  Total
4.38 sq mi (11.35 km2)
  Land4.11 sq mi (10.64 km2)
  Water0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2)
Elevation
427 ft (130 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
5,066
  Density1,233.80/sq mi (476.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62274
Area code618
FIPS code17-59884
GNIS ID2396207
Public TransitSouth Central Transit
Wikimedia CommonsPinckneyville, Illinois
Websitehttp://www.ci.pinckneyville.il.us/

Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States. The population was 5,066 at the 2020 census. It is named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, an early American diplomat and presidential candidate.

Pinckneyville is the location of the Pinckneyville Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG)-type power plant run by Ameren.