Welcome to Coal City ...
The village of Coal City is primarily located in Grundy County<1>. A portion of Coal City extends into Will County.
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The location of Coal City has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Coal City, you might consider that their post office opened in 1875.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Coal City has a population of 5,414 people<3> (see below for details).
Coal City is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Coal City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Coal City: 815 & 779<5>
The ZIP code for Coal City: 60416<6>
Websites for Coal City ...
Official Website: www.coalcity-illinois.com/
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Coal City had an population of 5,414 people. This is a decrease of 3.1% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 12.86% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Coal City had a population of 5,587 people (which is 11.14% of the total population of Grundy County). This makes Coal City the county's 4th most populous community.
The population of Coal City represents 0.04% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 313rd most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 5,587 people, the population of Coal City increased 16.47% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 4,797 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Coal City.
Communities Also Named Coal City ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 6 communities that are also named Coal City - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Utah and West Virginia.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Coal City.
Communities near Coal City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Coal City.
- Joliet
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
- Joliet is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <7>
- Shorewood
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shorewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shorewood
- Shorewood is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,495 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shorewood <7>
- Morris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Morris have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morris
- Morris is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,162 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morris <7>
- Channahon
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Channahon have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channahon
- Channahon is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 13,409 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Channahon <7>
- Minooka
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Minooka have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minooka
- Minooka is located in Grundy County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,456 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minooka <7>
- Manhattan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manhattan have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manhattan
- Manhattan is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,798 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Manhattan <7>
- Wilmington
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wilmington. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
- Wilmington is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
- Dwight
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight
- Dwight is located in Livingston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,984 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dwight <7>
- Seneca
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seneca have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seneca
- Seneca is located in La Salle County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,217 people
- Seneca has also been known as:
- Crotty
- Seneca village
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seneca <7>
- Elwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elwood
- Elwood is located in Will County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,207 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elwood <7>
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 Coal City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Coal City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Coal 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 Coal City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Coal City. See our Newspapers Page for Coal City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Coal City ...
Looking for more information about Coal 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.
In addition to the Tourism page for Coal City, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Coal City.
Adding Coal City to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Coal 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 Coal City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9>
From that list, the Coal City post office opened in 1875.
We also found Coal City on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).
For more details, see References and Mentions for Coal City.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Coal City: www.coalcity-illinois.com/
The official website for Grundy County: www.grundyco.org/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Grundy, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Coal City. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Coal City - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Coal City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Coal City 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 Coal City). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Coal City 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |