Ancona, Illinois
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 is part of the geographic region known as Streatorland.
Ancona, Illinois | |
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Unincorporated community | |
  Ancona  Ancona | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′26″N 88°52′21″W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Livingston |
| Township | Reading |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 61311 |
| Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 403495[1] |
It takes its name from the Italian city of Ancona, capital of the Marches.[3]
References
- "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 2008.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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