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.

Ancona, Illinois
Ancona is located in Illinois
Ancona
Ancona
Ancona is located in the United States
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 codes815 & 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. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  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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