Ancona, Illinois

Ancona is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Ancona is located along a railroad line south-southwest of Streator. Ancona has a post office with ZIP code 61311.[2] It formerly served the Santa Fe Railway at Ancona Station. It is part of the geographic region known as Streatorland.

Ancona, Illinois
Ancona
Ancona
Coordinates: 41°02′26″N 88°52′21″W
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyLivingston
TownshipReading
Elevation
627 ft (191 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61311
Area code(s)815 & 779
GNIS feature ID403495[1]

It takes its name from the Italian city of Ancona, capital of the Marches.[3]

References

  1. "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
  2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 2008.


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