Welcome to Carbondale ...

The city of Carbondale is located in Jackson County<1>.

The pronunciation of Carbondale: KAHR-buhn-dayl<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Carbondale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Carbondale has a population of 25,114 people<3> (see below for details).

Carbondale is 440 feet [134 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Carbondale lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Carbondale: (618)

The ZIP codes for Carbondale: 62901-62903<5>

Websites for Carbondale ...

Official Website: www.ci.carbondale.il.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Carbondale had an population of 25,114 people. This is a decrease of 3.04% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 21.44% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Carbondale had a population of 25,902 people (or 43.01% of the total population of Jackson County). This makes Carbondale the county's most populous community.

The population of Carbondale represents 0.2% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 84th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 25,902 people, the population of Carbondale increased 25.25% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 20,681 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Carbondale.

Communities Also Named Carbondale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 17 communities that are also named Carbondale - they are located in Alberta, California (2), Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas (2) and West Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Carbondale.

Communities near Carbondale ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Carbondale.

• Marion
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
  • Marion is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,417 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <6>
• Herrin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herrin
  • Herrin is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,625 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Herrin <6>
• West Frankfort
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Frankfort have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
  • West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
• Murphysboro
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphysboro
  • Murphysboro is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,384 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Murphysboro <6>
• Carterville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carterville
  • Carterville is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,834 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carterville <6>
• Du Quoin
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
  • Du Quoin is located in Perry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
• Anna
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anna
  • Anna is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,059 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Anna <6>
• Johnston City
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnston City
  • Johnston City is located in Williamson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,359 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Johnston City <6>
• Christopher
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christopher have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christopher
  • Christopher is located in Franklin County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christopher <6>
• Jonesboro
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesboro have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesboro
  • Jonesboro is located in Union County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,677 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesboro <6>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Carbondale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Carbondale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Carbondale. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Carbondale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Carbondale. Our list includes 27 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Carbondale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Carbondale ...

Looking for more information about Carbondale? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Carbondale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Carbondale.

Adding Carbondale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Carbondale in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Carbondale was on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

We also found Carbondale in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Carbondale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Carbondale: www.ci.carbondale.il.us/

The official website for Jackson County: www.co.jackson.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov