Edwards Illinois Map

About Edwards, Illinois

Edwards is a locality in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Edwards is located at 40.7459°N, 89.7443°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61528.

Edwards unfolds across a gentle swell of prairie land, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels as if it’s a vast, ever-present canopy. It lies 8.9 miles west-north-west of Peoria, IL (from Peoria, IL: bearing 294°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-west of Bartonville. The character of this place is etched in the steady, sun-drenched fields of corn and soybeans that ripple like green and gold oceans under the persistent Illinois breeze. Farmhouses, stoic and weathered, punctuate the landscape, their silos standing as silent sentinels against the immense blue. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a dry, earthy scent, tinged with the faint sweetness of ripening crops, a subtle perfume that speaks of the soil’s generosity. The history of Edwards is tied to the deep, rich agricultural soil that has sustained it for generations, a legacy of hardworking families who tilled this land into a productive heartland. While not a bustling metropolis, its local economy thrives on the bounty of the surrounding farms, a quiet testament to the enduring strength of rural enterprise. The very rhythm of life in Edwards is set by the seasons, by the planting and harvesting, a dependable pulse that has beat through the years. It’s a place where the past is not a distant memory but a living presence, woven into the fabric of everyday existence, a quiet continuation of the stories told on these very fields.

About This Edwards Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Edwards, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Edwards and Peoria County.

Detailed location data for Edwards includes the ZIP code (61528), telephone area code (815), county seat of Peoria County (Peoria), and school district assignment. 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 Edwards is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.