San Jose Illinois Map
San Jose, Illinois — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of San Jose, Logan County.
Interactive Map of San Jose, Illinois
| City | San Jose |
| State | Illinois (IL) |
| County | Logan |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 40.305598 |
| Longitude | -89.602883 |
| Population | 557 |
| Density | 563.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About San Jose, Illinois
San Jose is a locality in Logan County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 557. The population density is 563.3 people per km². San Jose is located at 40.3056°N, 89.6029°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 62682.
San Jose, Illinois, breathes the wide, open sky of the prairie, a place where fields of corn and soybeans stretch to horizons that seem to hold the entire world. It lies 18.2 miles south of Pekin, IL (from Pekin, IL: bearing 174°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-east of Mason City. The land here is a gentle, rolling sweep, not dramatic but deeply comforting, like the worn surface of an old quilt. Sunlight, when it breaks through the persistent Illinois clouds, can be a liquid gold, pooling in the hollows and catching the dust motes dancing in the air above the asphalt roads. The character of San Jose is etched in the stoic faces of its older buildings, weathered by seasons and the quiet persistence of generations. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of ripening grain, a perfume unique to this agricultural heartland. This corner of Logan County has long been shaped by the land’s bounty, its economy intrinsically tied to the fertile soil that yields its crops. While not a bustling metropolis, San Jose has seen its share of quiet industry, from its early days as a stop along transportation routes to its present-day reliance on agriculture. The history here is not one of grand pronouncements but of steady work and community resilience, a story told in the hushed hum of tractors in the distance and the friendly nods exchanged between neighbors. A notable feature, a quiet landmark in its own right, is the enduring presence of its historic grain elevator, a sentinel against the vast prairie sky, a testament to the enduring cycle of planting and harvest that defines life in San Jose.
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About This San Jose Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of San Jose, Illinois with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 San Jose and Logan County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for San Jose is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct San Jose is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 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. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
