Alma Illinois Map

About Alma, Illinois

Alma is a locality in Marion County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 318. The population density is 108.5 people per km². Alma is located at 38.7217°N, 88.9092°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62807.

Alma presents a landscape defined by the quiet, muscular geometry of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under an expansive sky. It lies 18.2 miles northeast of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 42°T), and is situated 6.8 miles north-northeast of Salem. The terrain holds the stillness of the deep interior, marked by the modest, purposeful flow of Warren Branch just a mile away and the calm, contained waters of the Rochester-Goodell Reservoir sitting two miles to the north. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of the Pelican Pouch range anchors the far western view, though the immediate earth remains a expanse of productive soil and open air. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the dust of the fields at dusk and casting long, sharp shadows across the flat expanse, turning the color of the dry stalks into a muted, burnished gold.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life in Alma, as the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest shapes the local economy and the daily habits of those who work the land. The nearby Karl Bartel Grassland Land and Water Reserve preserves a remnant of the original ecosystem, offering a stark, wild contrast to the orderly rows of crops that define the surrounding acreage. History in Alma is measured not in monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the brick storefronts and the steady, unpretentious industry of people who value the weight of a day's labor. There is a distinct, grounded grace in the way the local life moves—a deliberate, steady pace that reflects the vast, quiet endurance of the flatland that surrounds it.

About This Alma Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alma, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.721715, -88.909224. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Alma includes the ZIP code (62807), telephone area code (618), county seat of Marion County (Salem), and school district assignment (South Central Community Unit School District 401).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.