Bingham Illinois Map

About Bingham, Illinois

Bingham is a locality in Fayette County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 84.5 people per km². Bingham is located at 39.1142°N, 89.2134°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Bingham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62011.

Bingham reveals itself through the steady, insistent murmur of Hurricane Creek as it carves a path through the dense, fertile earth of the Illinois interior. It lies 30.3 miles south of Taylorville, IL (from Taylorville, IL: bearing 172°T), and is situated 18.7 miles northeast of Greenville. The landscape stretches wide, a vast expanse of agrarian plains where the horizon hums with the growth of corn and soybeans, interrupted only by the occasional quietude of Fillmore Lake shimmering two miles to the west. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Corley Ridge anchors the skyline, providing a silent sentinel to the flat, working soil. The air here holds a particular, heavy clarity, especially when the sun begins its descent, casting long, ochre shadows across the fields and turning the local grasses into a sea of amber light that seems to hold the day in a state of suspended animation.

Bingham sustains a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring labor of the harvest, a practice that has defined the local economy since the earliest settlers broke the prairie sod. While the bustle of larger, distant centers remains absent, the proximity of Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area provides a vital sanctuary for the surrounding woods, offering residents a place to walk the Ramsey Hills Nature Trail or seek the solitude of the timber. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain dips into the quiet seclusion of Fox Hunt Hollow, a reminder of the geological wrinkles that define this inland geography. Life in Bingham moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, rooted in the legacy of those who first tilled this ground and continuing through the steady, quiet maintenance of a landscape that demands both respect and constant, physical attention.

About This Bingham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Bingham, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.114211, -89.21341. 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 Bingham includes the ZIP code (62011), telephone area code (309), county seat of Fayette County (Vandalia), and school district assignment (Ramsey Community Unit School District 204).

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.