Nora Illinois Map

About Nora, Illinois

Nora is a locality in Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 82.8 people per km². Nora is located at 42.4558°N, 89.9454°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61059.

Nora rests in a landscape where the land itself seems to sigh with the passage of seasons, a place of rolling hills that hint at ancient glacial sculpting, their slopes softened by a generous cloak of cornfields and pastureland. It lies 20.2 miles south-west of Green, WI (from Green, WI: bearing 234°T), and is situated 8.2 miles north-west of Lena. The sky here feels immense, a vast canvas that can shift from the pale, hopeful wash of dawn to the bruised purples and fiery oranges of a coming storm with a breathtaking swiftness. Deep ravines, carved by the patient work of water over millennia, snake through the terrain, their shadowed depths offering a cool, hushed contrast to the sun-drenched openness above. The air itself often carries a faint, sweet scent of turned earth and ripening grain, a perfume unique to this corner of Jo Daviess County. The character of Nora is inextricably tied to the rhythm of agriculture, a heritage deeply sown into the very soil. For generations, the land has yielded its bounty, primarily in the form of crops that paint the landscape in alternating shades of green and gold throughout the year. This enduring connection to the earth has fostered a quiet resilience and a strong sense of community, where neighbors understand the shared labor and rewards of the farming life. While no grand monuments dominate the horizon, the weathered barns and sturdy farmhouses stand as silent witnesses to the fortitude and dedication of those who have called Nora home, each structure a testament to a life lived in close communion with the land.

About This Nora Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Nora, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.455842, -89.945401. 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 Nora and Jo Daviess County.

Detailed location data for Nora includes the ZIP code (61059), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Jo Daviess County (Galena), and school district assignment (Warren Community Unit School District 205). 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 Nora is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.