Campbell's Island Illinois Map

About Campbell's Island, Illinois

Campbell's Island is a locality in Rock Island County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 275. The population density is 233.9 people per km². Campbell's Island is located at 41.5407°N, 90.4300°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61244.

Campbell's Island emerges from the expansive, silt-heavy embrace of the Mississippi River as a low-slung stretch of land defined by the persistent, rhythmic push of current against its banks. It lies 2.8 miles north-northeast of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 15°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east of Davenport. The terrain remains flat and yielding, a landscape of alluvial soil and dense stands of cottonwood that lean toward the water as if listening to the quiet churning of the depths. Beyond the immediate banks, the land opens into an expanse of fertile prairie, where the quality of light at dusk turns the horizon into a muted palette of amber and slate. The air carries the scent of damp earth and river grass, a heavy, grounded atmosphere that anchors the island within the wider, slow-moving geography of the American interior.

History remains woven into the sediment of Campbell's Island, where the remnants of early settlement linger beneath the quiet progression of modern agriculture and seasonal floods. The local economy finds its footing in the fertile soil and the proximity to the water, which has dictated the movement of goods and the patterns of daily life for generations. Residents find a particular stillness in the landscape, a contrast to the industrial hum of the nearby Mississippi River - Moline, where the influence of the river's commerce is felt more sharply. While the distant Army Ridge Bluffs provide a jagged edge to the skyline, the interior of the island maintains a singular, unhurried focus on the land, where the passage of time is measured less by clocks and more by the slow, inevitable shifting of the riverbanks.

About This Campbell's Island Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Campbell's Island, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.5407, -90.43. 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 Campbell's Island includes the ZIP code (61244), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Rock Island County (Rock Island), and school district assignment (East Moline School District 37).

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.