Welcome to Central City ...

The village of Central City is located in Marion County<1>.

The location of Central City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Central City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1854.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Central City has a population of 1,116 people<3> (see below for details).

Central City is 480 feet [146 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

The telephone area code for Central City: (618)

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Central City had an population of 1,116 people. This is a decrease of 4.78% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 18.6% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Central City had a population of 1,172 people. This makes Central City the county's 4th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,172 people, the population of Central City decreased 14.51% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,371 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Central City.

Communities Also Named Central City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Central City: This one is located in Marion County and the other is located in Grundy County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 23 communities that are also named Central City - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas (2), Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas (5), Kentucky, Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania (2) and South Dakota.

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

Communities near Central City ...

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

• Salem
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salem
  • Salem is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,952 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salem <5>
• Carlyle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carlyle have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carlyle
  • Carlyle is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,148 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carlyle <5>
• Sandoval
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandoval have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandoval
  • Sandoval is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,205 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandoval <5>
• Odin
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odin
  • Odin is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,004 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odin <5>
• Beckemeyer
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beckemeyer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beckemeyer
  • Beckemeyer is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beckemeyer <5>
• Woodlawn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woodlawn is located in Jefferson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 670 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodlawn <5>
• Irvington
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Irvington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irvington
  • Irvington is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 609 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Irvington <5>
• Bartelso
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bartelso have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bartelso
  • Bartelso is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 606 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bartelso <5>
• Patoka
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patoka
  • Patoka is located in Marion County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 544 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patoka <5>
• Hoyleton
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoyleton have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoyleton
  • Hoyleton is located in Washington County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 489 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoyleton <5>

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 Central City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Central City.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Central City. 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 Central City.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Central City. See our Newspapers Page for Central City.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Central City ...

Looking for more information about Central City? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Central City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Central City.

Adding Central City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Central City 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 Central City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Central City post office opened in 1854.

We also found Central City in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Central City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Central City. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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