Welcome to Mahomet ...

The village of Mahomet is located in Champaign County<1>.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Mahomet, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1840.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mahomet has a population of 8,600 people<3> (see below for details).

Mahomet is 730 feet [223 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Mahomet (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The area code for Mahomet: (217)

The ZIP code for Mahomet: 61853<5>

Going back to its beginning, The community of Mahomet was originally named Middletown. For more information about the names of Mahomet, see The Names of Mahomet on our Genealogy Page.

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mahomet had an population of 8,600 people. This is an increase of 18.49% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 76.34% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mahomet had a population of 7,258 people. This makes Mahomet the county's 5th most populous community.

The population of Mahomet represents 0.06% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 277th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 7,258 people, the population of Mahomet increased 48.82% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,877 people).

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

Communities Also Named Mahomet ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Mahomet - it's located in Texas.

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

Communities near Mahomet ...

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

• Champaign
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <6>
• Urbana
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urbana
  • Urbana is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,724 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Urbana <6>
• Rantoul
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rantoul have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rantoul
  • Rantoul is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 12,305 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rantoul <6>
• Savoy
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <6>
• Monticello
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Monticello have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monticello
  • Monticello is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,557 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Monticello <6>
• Saint Joseph
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Joseph have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Joseph
  • Saint Joseph is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,800 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Joseph <6>
• Tolono
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tolono have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <6>
• Gibson City
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gibson City
  • Gibson City is located in Ford County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,275 people
  • Gibson City has also been known as:
  • Gibson
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gibson City <6>
• Fisher
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fisher have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher
  • Fisher is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fisher <6>
• Farmer City
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <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 Mahomet. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Mahomet.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Mahomet. Our list includes 6 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Mahomet.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mahomet ...

Looking for more information about Mahomet? 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 Mahomet, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Mahomet.

Adding Mahomet to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Mahomet 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 Mahomet was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Mahomet post office opened in 1840.

We also found Mahomet in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Mahomet.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Champaign County: www.co.champaign.il.us/

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