Panama Illinois Map

About Panama, Illinois

Panama is a locality in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 337. The population density is 356.5 people per km². Panama is located at 39.0295°N, 89.5243°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Panama is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62077.

Panama occupies a quiet stretch of Illinois where the horizon remains defined by the rhythmic geometry of corn and soybean fields. It lies 21.5 miles north-northeast of Highland, IL (from Highland, IL: bearing 21°T), and is situated 9.2 miles south of Hillsboro. Bearcat Creek carves a thin, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark waters providing a slow, constant pulse against the stillness of the surrounding plains. Five miles to the east, the elevation tilts slightly toward Robbs Mound, a modest rise that breaks the absolute flatness of the landscape, while the quiet waters of Coffeen Lake offer a place of stillness for the local wildlife. The air here holds a distinct, heavy clarity, especially as the late afternoon light flattens against the stalks, turning the stubble of the fields into a muted palette of copper and gray.

Panama retains the quiet, sturdy character of a place shaped by the deep-rooted extraction of mineral wealth that once defined the regional economy. The legacy of the coal industry lingers in the town’s layout, a persistent echo of the labor that drew families to this inland stretch of the prairie. Beyond the reach of the Coffeen Lake State Fish and Wildlife Area, where the land is left to the slow reclamation of brush and timber, life moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace. There is a singular beauty in the way the local architecture—simple, functional brick and wood—holds its own against the vast, open sky, suggesting a resilience that persists long after the shift whistles have faded into memory.

About This Panama Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Panama, Illinois. Coordinates: 39.029491, -89.524253. 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 Panama includes the ZIP code (62077), telephone area code (309), county seat of Montgomery County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Hillsboro Community Unit School District 3).

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.