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Welcome to Cerro Gordo ...

The village of Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County<1>.

The pronunciation of Cerro Gordo: SAIR-uh - GOR-doh<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Cerro Gordo, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Cerro Gordo has a population of 1,344 people<3> (see below for details).

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

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

Area Codes for Cerro Gordo: 217 & 447<5>

The ZIP code for Cerro Gordo: 61818<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Cerro Gordo had an population of 1,344 people. This is a decrease of 4.21% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 6.41% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Cerro Gordo had a population of 1,403 people (which is 8.4% of the total population of Piatt County). This makes Cerro Gordo the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Cerro Gordo represents 0.01% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 577th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,403 people, the population of Cerro Gordo decreased 2.3% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,436 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Cerro Gordo.

Communities Also Named Cerro Gordo ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Cerro Gordo - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas, Minnesota, North Carolina and Tennessee.

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

Communities near Cerro Gordo ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Cerro Gordo ...

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

Adding Cerro Gordo to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Cerro Gordo 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 (so far) for Cerro Gordo was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Cerro Gordo post office opened in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Cerro Gordo.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Piatt, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Cerro Gordo. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Cerro Gordo.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Cerro Gordo - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 217 code has been Overlayed with the 447 area code. New phone numbers in the Cerro Gordo area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the Cerro Gordo area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Cerro Gordo). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Cerro Gordo or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/