Explore O Fallon, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.
This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for O Fallon, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).
TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to O Fallon.
Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.
Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.
| City | O Fallon |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | St. Clair County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 38.5893 |
| Longitude | -89.9118 |
| Population | 29,987 |
| Density | 680.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 62269 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| County Seat | Belleville |
O Fallon rises from the flat, fertile expanse of the Midwest, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky holds a heavy, expansive clarity. It lies 6.8 miles south of Rock Island, IL (from Rock Island, IL: bearing 177°T), and is situated 7.8 miles south of Davenport. Engle Creek carves a quiet, winding path through the landscape, acting as a subtle vein that feeds the surrounding earth. To the east, the elevation shifts toward the distant, faint silhouette of Pleasant Ridge, grounding the view in a steady, geologic permanence. Within this inland basin, Fairwood Lake rests as a still mirror to the changing seasons, while the expansive Ridge Prairie offers a reminder of the vast grasslands that once defined this territory. O Fallon Community Park provides a central green lung for the inhabitants, where the light at dusk settles in long, golden bars across the grass.
Coal mining and the iron rails once dictated the pulse of O Fallon, drawing laborers who built their lives upon the strength of the bedrock. The economy has since shifted, moving away from the soot and sweat of the early shafts toward a modern rhythm of commerce and professional service. Local industry now finds its footing in the steady movement of goods and the support of nearby military installations, keeping the pace consistent and industrious. The legacy of those early immigrant families remains in the architecture of the older streets, where brick facades retain the heat of the afternoon sun. Growth here feels deliberate, favoring the quiet accumulation of progress over the sudden, frantic sprawl of larger metropolitan centers.
The character of O Fallon emerges from a blend of Midwestern pragmatism and a deep-rooted sense of neighborly expectation. Residents gather at O Fallon Community Park for seasonal festivals, marking the passage of time with public celebrations that feel both familiar and vital. While the town remains unassuming, it has been the home of figures like actor William Holden, whose early life was shaped by the steady, unpretentious environment of the region. Life here moves with a measured cadence, governed by the cycles of the school year and the quiet maintenance of local traditions. Landmarks are not monuments of grand scale, but rather the enduring institutions and gathering spots that bind the residents together in a shared, daily existence.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of O Fallon, Illinois. Coordinates: 38.5893, -89.9118. 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 O Fallon includes the ZIP code (62269), telephone area code (217), county seat of St. Clair County (Belleville), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |