Westville Illinois Map

About Westville, Illinois

Westville is a locality in Vermilion County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,419. The population density is 791.8 people per km². Westville is located at 40.0423°N, 87.6386°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61883.

Westville lies nestled in Vermilion County, a place where the land breathes with the quiet persistence of prairie. It lies 5.7 miles south of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 185°T), and is situated 4.6 miles north of Georgetown. Rolling fields, painted in the muted greens and golds of agricultural bounty, stretch towards horizons that seem to hold the very breath of the sky. The air here, especially when the sun begins its slow descent, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying corn and distant woodsmoke, a perfume unique to this corner of Illinois. Streams, silver threads in the landscape, meander through the terrain, their banks softened by a tangle of wild grasses and the occasional stoic oak, its branches reaching like weathered arms. The character of Westville is one of grounded resilience, a calm acknowledgment of the seasons and the land that sustains it. The history of Westville is inextricably linked to the earth it occupies, its earliest chapters written by the settlers drawn to the fertile soil. For generations, the economy has been shaped by the cycles of agriculture, the steady hum of tractors a familiar soundtrack to the passing years. While the echoes of coal mining, a significant chapter in the region’s past, still linger in the collective memory, the present finds Westville embracing a more diversified approach, with local businesses and a strong sense of community spirit forming its current economic backbone. The distinctive character of Westville is not marked by grand monuments, but by the quiet dignity of its people and the enduring beauty of its open country, where the light at dusk casts long, gentle shadows across the land.

About This Westville Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westville, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 40.042259, -87.638632. 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 Westville and Vermilion County.

Detailed location data for Westville includes the ZIP code (61883), telephone area code (309), county seat of Vermilion County (Danville), and school district assignment (Westville Community Unit School District 2). 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 Westville is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.