Cable Illinois Map

About Cable, Illinois

Cable is a locality in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 117. The population density is 39.8 people per km². Cable is located at 41.2839°N, 90.5074°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61281.

Cable holds the quiet weight of the Illinois plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to possess more depth than the earth beneath it. It lies 15.3 miles south-southwest of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 192°T), and is situated 17.0 miles south-southeast of Davenport. Camp Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the territory, its banks lined with the tangled growth of cottonwoods and willows that drink deep from the dark, rich soil. Two miles to the north, the surface of Karl Lake remains a flat, silver mirror, reflecting the heavy clouds that roll across the prairie with an indifferent, rhythmic pace. In the distance, the faint, hazy suggestion of Army Ridge Bluffs marks the limit of the view, a reminder that the land is not entirely featureless but merely patient in its vastness. The air here carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a crisp clarity that sharpens the edges of the barns and silos scattered like solitary sentinels across the expanse.

History in Cable remains tethered to the iron and coal that once pulled men into the subterranean dark, though the economy has long since shifted toward the seasonal pulse of the surrounding grain fields. The rhythm of life follows the cycles of planting and harvest, an unadorned pattern that defines the local character far more than any singular landmark. For those seeking the quietude of the outdoors, the Orion Sportsman Club serves as a focal point for the region, drawing visitors to the peripheral woodlands where the underbrush hums with the activity of small game and birds. While the bustling grids of distant urban centers exert a gravitational pull, Cable maintains a distinct, solitary composure, anchored by the resilience of those who cultivate the land and the enduring presence of the water that feeds it.

About This Cable Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cable, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.283924, -90.507355. 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 Cable includes the ZIP code (61281), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Mercer County (Aledo), and school district assignment (Sherrard Community Unit School District 200).

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.