Ancona, Illinois
| Ancona, Illinois | |
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| Unincorporated community | |
  Ancona, Illinois  Ancona, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 41°02′26″N 88°52′21″W / 41.04056°N 88.87250°WCoordinates: 41°02′26″N 88°52′21″W / 41.04056°N 88.87250°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Livingston |
| Elevation | 627 ft (191 m) |
| Time zone | Central (CST) (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP code | 61311 |
| Area code(s) | 815 & 779 |
| GNIS feature ID | 403495[1] |
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.
It takes its name from the Italian city of Ancona, capital of the Marches.[3]
References
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 2008.
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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