Medora Illinois Map

About Medora, Illinois

Medora is a locality in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 316. The population density is 125.0 people per km². Medora is located at 39.1745°N, 90.1432°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62063.

Medora rests in a quiet corner of Macoupin County, where the land begins to shed its flat prairie skin for something more sculpted. It lies 19.7 miles north of Alton, IL (from Alton, IL: bearing 6°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north of Brighton. Here, the gentle swells of Southern Illinois begin to assert themselves, a subtle rise and fall that cradles fields of corn and soybeans, their emerald and gold hues catching the wide, indifferent sky. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a testament to the fertile soil and the frequent, soft rains that nourish it. A thin thread of creek, a whisper of water, meanders through the landscape, its banks often fringed with a resilient scrub and the skeletal remains of long-vanished trees, adding a touch of wildness to the cultivated expanse. The character of Medora is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace, and the sky offers a vast, unblinking horizon. The history of Medora is bound to the rich veins of coal that once pulsed beneath this ground, a legacy that shaped its early economy and the lives of its people. Though the deepest seams have long been exhausted, the echoes of that industrial past linger in the stoic faces of its residents and in the very texture of the earth. Life here now flows at a more agrarian rhythm, with the bounty of the surrounding farms providing sustenance and a steady, if modest, prosperity. There are no grand monuments or bustling tourist attractions in Medora; its distinction lies in its unassuming authenticity, a place where the days unfold with a predictable grace, marked by the passing of seasons and the enduring strength of community. The evenings often bring a profound stillness, broken only by the distant hum of a tractor or the lowing of cattle, as the sun dips below the horizon, painting the sky with hues of bruised purple and fading orange.

About This Medora Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Medora, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 39.174491, -90.143165. 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 Medora and Macoupin County.

Detailed location data for Medora includes the ZIP code (62063), telephone area code (309), county seat of Macoupin County (Carlinville), and school district assignment (Southwestern Community Unit School District 9). 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 Medora is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.