Carlyle Illinois Map

About Carlyle, Illinois

Carlyle is a locality in Clinton County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,253. The population density is 366.7 people per km². Carlyle is located at 38.6223°N, 89.3754°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carlyle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62231.

Carlyle emerges from the expansive Midwestern plains as a quiet intersection of flat, fertile earth and the reflective presence of water. It lies 14.2 miles west-northwest of Centralia, IL (from Centralia, IL: bearing 295°T), and is situated 8.3 miles east of Breese. The horizon here stretches wide, dominated by the heavy, golden light that settles over the crops in late summer, while the Kaskaskia River carves a deliberate path through the landscape just a mile away. To the north, the subtle, distant elevation of Pelican Pouch provides a faint, jagged punctuation against the sky, grounding the otherwise level horizon. At the edge of the community, Bruemmer Park offers a local sanctuary where the soil feels ancient and the air carries the scent of damp loam and tall grasses. Those seeking the stillness of the landscape often walk the Litle Prairie Nature Trail, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured in the slow swaying of stalks and the shifting shadows cast across the path.

Carlyle carries the imprint of mid-nineteenth-century settlement, having grown outward from the early commerce that defined this inland region. The economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields, where the cycles of planting and harvest dictate the pace of daily existence. Proximity to Carlyle Lake serves as a defining feature of the local character, drawing those who find solace in the vast, open expanse of the water against the prairie backdrop. Further out, the terrain dips toward the Santa Fe Bottoms, a reminder of the low-lying, intricate drainage that has shaped the history of the region’s development. Life in Carlyle moves with the steady, unadorned persistence of the prairie winds, reflecting a heritage built on endurance and the quiet labor of those who work the land and sustain its local markets.

About This Carlyle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Carlyle, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.622266, -89.375442. 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 Carlyle includes the ZIP code (62231), telephone area code (217), county seat of Clinton County (Carlyle), and school district assignment (Carlyle Community Unit School District 1).

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.