Norwood Illinois Map

About Norwood, Illinois

Norwood is a locality in Mercer County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 437. The population density is 549.6 people per km². Norwood is located at 40.7078°N, 89.6995°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 61412, 61604.

Norwood emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Illinois plains, defined by the quiet persistence of the North Henderson Creek as it carves a slow, meandering path through the earth. It lies 17.0 miles northwest of Galesburg, IL (from Galesburg, IL: bearing 305°T), and is situated 9.6 miles southeast of Aledo. The landscape here is a testament to the heavy, fertile soil, where the sky claims more space than the land, pressing down with a high, pale blue intensity that shifts to deep violet by dusk. In the distance, the landscape holds a stillness that feels ancient, a vast expanse of agricultural fields that stretch toward the faint, irregular silhouette of Pilot Knob on the horizon. The air carries the scent of turned earth and drying stalks, a sensory reminder of the deep, black loam that anchors the character of the region.

Norwood maintains a steady, deliberate pace, shaped by a history of cultivation and the labor of those who have worked these fields for generations. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the slow movement of heavy machinery along the roads and the quietude that settles over the streets when the sun dips low. While the bustle of larger regional centers feels worlds away, the proximity of Fenton Park offers a brief reprieve into managed woodland, and for those seeking the stillness of deeper water, Youngs Lake remains a distant, quiet presence. Life in Norwood follows the sun and the season, an unadorned existence where the value of a day is measured by the clarity of the horizon and the steady, reliable turn of the year.

About This Norwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Norwood, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.707809, -89.699548. 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 Norwood includes the ZIP code (61412, 61604), telephone area code (815), county seat of Mercer County (Aledo), and school district assignment (Limestone Community High School District 310).

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.