Cutler Illinois Map

About Cutler, Illinois

Cutler is a locality in Perry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 302. The population density is 290.3 people per km². Cutler is located at 38.0323°N, 89.5657°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62238.

Cutler rests within Perry County, a quiet constellation of homes and businesses where Illinois’s rolling terrain begins to soften its contours before the broader prairie. It lies 40.6 miles south-east of Belleville, IL (from Belleville, IL: bearing 146°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south-east of Sparta. The land here, a patchwork of cultivated fields and wooded draws, breathes the slow exhalation of summer heat, the air thick with the scent of drying corn stalks and distant woodsmoke. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, possesses a buttery quality, lending a gentle luminescence to the weathered clapboard of the houses and the stoic faces of the silos that punctuate the horizon. The occasional truck rumbles down the main thoroughfare, its passing a momentary disruption in the pervasive stillness, a reminder of the life that flows, albeit at a measured pace, through this corner of Southern Illinois. The history of Cutler is written in the very grain of its modest buildings and the enduring agricultural pursuits that define its economy. Once, perhaps, the hum of a more bustling industry echoed here, but now the rhythm of life is largely dictated by the seasons and the needs of the land. Local farmers, their hands calloused by generations of toil, work the rich bottomlands and gentle slopes, their livelihoods bound to the corn and soybeans that stretch to the horizon. There are no grand monuments or famous sons to draw the eye, yet a distinct character persists, a quiet resilience forged in the shared experience of a close-knit community. The absence of overt spectacle allows for a deeper appreciation of the subtle beauties: the way the evening light catches the dust motes dancing in a roadside diner, or the low, contented murmur of voices drifting from a porch swing on a warm evening, weaving the present into the quiet fabric of Cutler.

About This Cutler Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cutler, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.032273, -89.565651. 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 Cutler and Perry County.

Detailed location data for Cutler includes the ZIP code (62238), telephone area code (217), county seat of Perry County (Pinckneyville), and school district assignment (Trico Community Unit School District 176). 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 Cutler is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.