Florence Illinois Map

About Florence, Illinois

Florence is a locality in Pike County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 17. The population density is 23.8 people per km². Florence is located at 39.6284°N, 90.6128°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Florence is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61032, 62363.

Florence occupies a stretch of land where the Illinois River carves a quiet, deliberate path through the earth, defining the very contours of the horizon. It lies 21.6 miles west-southwest of Jacksonville, IL (from Jacksonville, IL: bearing 250°T), and is situated 10.4 miles east of Pittsfield. The landscape here is defined by the deep, fertile soil of the plains, where the light at dusk turns the tall grass and open fields into a vast expanse of muted gold and gray. Ferry Lake rests against the edge of the property, its surface often mirroring the stillness of the afternoon sky, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Tick Ridge provides a steady boundary to the west. A few miles away, the terrain dips into the sheltered, shadowed greenery of Napolean Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, damp scent of damp earth and thick timber.

Florence carries the steady, methodical rhythm of a place long shaped by the cycle of the harvest and the seasonal rise of the river. The local economy finds its roots in the surrounding agricultural lands, where the labor of the day follows the slow transition of the sun across the soybean and corn fields. Residents move with a quiet purpose, often passing toward the Ray Norbut State Fish and Wildlife Area, a expanse of protected wild space that preserves the natural character of the river bluffs. In Florence, the history of the region remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that stands against the wind, a quiet reminder of the generations who have worked this land and watched the river waters move steadily toward their distant destination.

About This Florence Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Florence, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.628417, -90.612775. 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 Florence includes the ZIP code (61032, 62363), telephone area code (847, 224, 217), county seat of Pike County (Pittsfield), and school district assignment (Pikeland Community Unit School District 10).

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.