Irvington Illinois Map

About Irvington, Illinois

Irvington is a locality in Washington County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 774. The population density is 233.3 people per km². Irvington is located at 38.4392°N, 89.1629°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62801.

Irvington unfurls across the gently rolling terrain of southern Illinois, a landscape painted in broad strokes of cultivated fields that give way to stands of oak and hickory. It lies 41.8 miles east-south-east of O Fallon, IL (from O Fallon, IL: bearing 104°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-west of Centralia. The land here is forgiving, its soil a deep, dark loam that has yielded bountiful harvests for generations, breathing a quiet, settled air into the very atmosphere. Sunlight, when it breaks through the humid summer air, has a soft, buttery quality, illuminating the distant, hazy horizon where the sky meets the land in an almost indistinguishable embrace. The roads, often bordered by the feathery white blooms of Queen Anne's Lace in season, wind their way between farmsteads, each with its own weathered barn and the patient, enduring presence of silos reaching for the sky. This particular corner of Washington County, Illinois, carries the quiet dignity of its agricultural past and present. Irvington, like many towns in this region, found its beginnings as a crossroads, a place where farmers and travelers could find respite and trade. The local economy has long been tied to the earth, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pulse of daily life, though the echoes of a more industrial past can still be felt in the skeletal remains of old grain elevators that stand as silent sentinels against the sky. The community’s character is one of enduring resilience, a quiet strength forged in the face of changing times, where neighbors still greet each other with a nod and a shared understanding of the land that sustains them.

About This Irvington Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Irvington, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 38.439216, -89.162851. 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 Irvington and Washington County.

Detailed location data for Irvington includes the ZIP code (62848), telephone area code (618), county seat of Washington County (Nashville), and school district assignment (Centralia High School District 200). 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 Irvington is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.