Ancona, Illinois

Coordinates: 41°02′26″N 88°52′21″W / 41.04056°N 88.87250°W / 41.04056; -88.87250
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Ancona, Illinois
Ancona is located in Illinois
Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is located in the United States
Ancona
Ancona
Coordinates: 41°02′26″N 88°52′21″W / 41.04056°N 88.87250°W / 41.04056; -88.87250
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLivingston
TownshipReading
Elevation623 ft (190 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61311
Area codes815 & 779
GNIS feature ID403495[1]

Ancona is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Ancona is located along a railroad line south-southwest of Streator. Ancona has a post office with ZIP code 61311.[2] It formerly served the Santa Fe Railway at Ancona Station.

It takes its name from the Italian city of Ancona, capital of the Marches.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ancona, Illinois
  2. ^ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 2008.