Colp Illinois Map

About Colp, Illinois

Colp is a locality in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 361.4 people per km². Colp is located at 37.8053°N, 89.0801°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62921.

Colp lies low in the land, a quiet collection of homes and businesses settled into the gentle contours of southern Illinois. It lies 42.0 miles north-east of Cape Girardeau, MO (from Cape Girardeau, MO: bearing 35°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north-east of Carbondale. The fields surrounding Colp are a patchwork of cultivated earth and wilder growth, where the rich, dark soil promises abundance. Here, the air often carries the sweet, damp scent of rain-soaked fields and the distant murmur of wind through the trees. The sky above is vast, a canvas for dramatic sunsets that paint the horizon in hues of bruised purple and fiery orange, casting long shadows that stretch across the landscape. The history of Colp is deeply entwined with the earth beneath it, a legacy of coal mining that once pulsed through this region. Though the deep seams are largely silent now, the echoes of that industry linger, shaping the character of the place and its people. The local economy has shifted, finding new footing in agriculture and smaller enterprises, but the memory of the mines remains, a quiet undercurrent to the daily lives unfolding in Colp. The land itself, a fertile plain crisscrossed by small creeks and dotted with stands of oak and hickory, continues to offer its bounty, a testament to the enduring connection between this place and the natural world.

About This Colp Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Colp, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 37.805328, -89.080077. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Colp and Williamson County.

Detailed location data for Colp includes the ZIP code (62921), telephone area code (618), county seat of Williamson County (Marion), and school district assignment (Herrin Community Unit School District 4). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Colp is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.