San Jose Illinois Map
Explore San Jose, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.
Interactive Map of San Jose, Illinois
| City | San Jose |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Mason County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.305598 |
| Longitude | -89.602883 |
| Population | 479 |
| Density | 446.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 62682 |
| Area Code | 217 |
| County Seat | Havana |
| School District | Illini Central Community Unit School District 189 |
About San Jose, Illinois
San Jose is a locality in Mason County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 479. The population density is 446.7 people per km². San Jose is located at 40.3056°N, 89.6029°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. San Jose is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 62682.San Jose emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of central Illinois like a quiet observation made in the middle of a long, sun-drenched sentence. It lies 16.6 miles northwest of Lincoln, IL (from Lincoln, IL: bearing 311°T), and is situated 8.7 miles northeast of Mason City.
The landscape surrounding San Jose is defined by the relentless geometry of agriculture, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch toward a sky that feels immense and unobstructed. To the east, the land rises slightly toward the modest elevation of Buxtom Hill, providing the only real interruption in an otherwise level expanse of rich, dark earth. Crane Creek cuts a narrow, winding path through the nearby terrain, its waters serving as a thin, silver vein in a region dominated by the heavy, seasonal respiration of crops. In the distance, the more substantial canopy of Sand Ridge State Forest waits as a darker smudge of green, while the quiet grounds of Thomas J. Vonachen Memorial Park offer a local space for the sun to catch on the dew of tall prairie grasses. During the autumn, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the solitude of the plains.
History here is written in the grain elevators and the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the storefronts that anchor the local economy to the rhythms of the harvest. San Jose maintains a deliberate, measured pace, functioning as a vital node in a network of small-scale commerce that has persisted since the arrival of the railroad shaped its original plat. Residents here recognize the cycles of the seasons as the primary clock, with the town’s activity expanding and contracting alongside the planting and the reaping. While the nearest water of consequence, Horseshoe Lake, remains a distant destination for leisure, the daily life of the population is tethered more closely to the soil beneath their boots. It is a place where the air carries the faint, dry scent of dust and diesel, and where the silence between passing trucks is deep enough to hear the wind moving through the stalks.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Thomas J. Vonachen Memorial Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 031° NE
- Delevan Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 033° NE
- Green Valley Site (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 328° NW
- Indian Creek Woods (Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 045° NE
- Sparks Pond State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 304° NW
- Sand Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 296° NW
- The Tropics Restaurant Neon Sign (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 132° SE
- World's largest covered wagon (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 134° SE
- Edward R. Madigan State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 139° SE
- Lincoln Heritage Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 128° SE
- Spring Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.5 mi, 312° NW
- Constellation 2012 (Public Artwork) — 16.7 mi, 131° SE
- The Cow In The Corn (Public Artwork) — 16.7 mi, 131° SE
- VIP Lincoln Grand (Cinema) — 16.8 mi, 131° SE
- Jake Wolf Memorial Fish Hatchery (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 300° NW
- Dragon Stadium (Stadium) — 17.7 mi, 357° N
- Sundance (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 355° N
- 29th U.s. Colored Infantry Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 353° N
- Tazewell County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 353° N
- Pig-Hip Restaurant Memorial (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 153° SE
- Pekin Lake (State Recreation Area) — 18.9 mi, 352° N
- Chautauqua National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 290° W · 13k acres
- Atlanta Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 099° E
- Route 66 Arcade Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 099° E
- American Giants Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 099° E
- Banner Marsh Fish and Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 mi, 320° NW
- Fort Crevecoeur monument (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 360° N
- Menard County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 213° SW
- Emiquon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.5 mi, 272° W · 5,262 acres
- Lincolns New Salem State Park (State Park) — 25.4 mi, 209° SW
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About This San Jose Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of San Jose, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.305598, -89.602883. 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 San Jose includes the ZIP code (62682), telephone area code (217), county seat of Mason County (Havana), and school district assignment (Illini Central Community Unit School District 189).
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 | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
