El Dara Illinois Map

About El Dara, Illinois

El Dara is a locality in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 118. The population density is 38.2 people per km². El Dara is located at 39.6225°N, 90.9918°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62312.

El Dara sleeps under a wide Illinois sky, a quiet collection of buildings breathing the slow, steady rhythm of the land. It lies 31.0 miles south-east of Quincy, IL (from Quincy, IL: bearing 134°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west of Pittsfield. The terrain here is a gentle rolling of fertile earth, the kind that cradles fields of corn and soybeans reaching towards horizons softened by distance. Trees, mostly oak and maple, cluster in patches, their leaves a vibrant green in the summer and a blazing farewell in autumn, casting long, dramatic shadows as the sun dips low. The air itself often carries the sweet, earthy scent of tilled soil and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant reminder of the lifeblood that flows through El Dara. This small corner of Pike County has a history rooted deep in the soil, its economy long tied to the bounty of the surrounding farms. The land was settled by sturdy folk who understood the cycles of planting and harvest, and that legacy endures in the quiet industry of El Dara. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very character of the place speaks of generations who have worked this ground, their lives interwoven with the seasons. It’s a place where the local general store might still be a hub of gossip and necessities, a small, enduring testament to a simpler, more connected way of life that persists against the rush of the modern world.

About This El Dara Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of El Dara, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.622547, -90.991801. 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 El Dara and Pike County.

Detailed location data for El Dara includes the ZIP code (62312), telephone area code (217), county seat of Pike County (Pittsfield), and school district assignment (Western Community Unit School District 12). 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 El Dara is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.