Ophiem Illinois Map

About Ophiem, Illinois

Ophiem is a locality in Henry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 40.2 people per km². Ophiem is located at 41.2525°N, 90.3876°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 61468, 61262.

Ophiem anchors itself firmly within the vast, flat expanse of the Illinois prairie, where the horizon stretches into an unrelenting line of sky and dark, fertile earth. It lies 17.4 miles south of East Moline, IL (from East Moline, IL: bearing 170°T), and is situated 18.8 miles south-southeast of Moline. Mud Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the surrounding fields, its banks often thick with seasonal brush that catches the low, golden light of late afternoon. To the north, the land rises subtly toward the distant silhouette of Pilot Knob, while the quiet waters of Karl Lake remain a solitary presence seven miles removed from the village center. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of the grain elevators and the skeletal silhouettes of trees during the long, gray winters, grounding Ophiem in a landscape defined by the slow, deliberate work of the seasons.

Ophiem emerged from the steady expansion of Midwestern agriculture, a place built upon the labor of those who turned the deep, heavy soil into productive grids of corn and soybeans. The local economy remains tethered to this agricultural rhythm, with the mechanical hum of machinery marking the passage of time more reliably than any clock. Beyond the immediate reach of the silos, the Cresent Lake Club offers a preserved space of quietude, providing a rare reprieve of managed wilderness just four miles from the village edge. Life in Ophiem moves with a gravity that feels both ancient and utilitarian, a testament to the endurance of people who have long recognized that their prosperity is written into the chemistry of the dirt and the unpredictable temper of the prairie winds.

About This Ophiem Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ophiem, Illinois. Coordinates: 41.252536, -90.387627. 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 Ophiem includes the ZIP code (61468, 61262), telephone area code (815, 847, 224), county seat of Henry County (Cambridge), and school district assignment (Alwood Community Unit School District 225).

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.