Penfield Illinois Map

About Penfield, Illinois

Penfield is a locality in Champaign County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 190. The population density is 302.2 people per km². Penfield is located at 40.3034°N, 87.9467°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61862.

Penfield rests on the broad, unvarnished canvas of central Illinois, a place where the sky seems to press down with an almost tangible weight, especially when the sun dips low, bleeding apricot and rose across the horizon. It lies 19.1 miles north-east of Urbana, IL (from Urbana, IL: bearing 46°T), and is situated 3.9 miles east of Gifford. The land here is a quiet, patient quilt of agricultural fields, their rich, dark earth breathing a scent of loam and distant rain, punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of windbreaks and the occasional cluster of farm buildings. Rows of corn, rippling like an emerald sea in the summer breeze, and the golden stubble of harvested wheat in autumn, define the immediate character of the terrain, a landscape shaped by the plow and the persistent wind, where the only significant rise might be the gentle swell of a farmer's field. The history of Penfield is etched not in grand monuments but in the very grain of its existence, a story tied to the relentless pursuit of sustenance from this fertile ground. Originally settled by those drawn to the promise of prairie soil, its economy has long been anchored in agriculture, a lineage of farmers cultivating the bounty of Champaign County. While the larger world buzzes with rapid change, Penfield maintains a steady, unhurried pulse, its distinctive character found in the enduring spirit of its people and the quiet dignity of its rural setting, where the closest approximation to a landmark might be a particularly venerable oak or the enduring presence of the local grain elevator, a sentinel against the vast expanse of the open sky.

About This Penfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Penfield, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.303368, -87.946701. 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 Penfield and Champaign County.

Detailed location data for Penfield includes the ZIP code (61862), telephone area code (309), county seat of Champaign County (Urbana), and school district assignment (Armstrong Township High School District 225). 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 Penfield is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.