Welcome to Emerson City ...
Emerson City is located in Jefferson County<1>.
The pronunciation of Emerson City: EM-er-suhn<2>
Emerson City is 460 feet [140 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Emerson City lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Emerson City: 618 & 730<4>
Communities near Emerson City ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Emerson City.
- Mount Vernon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- West Frankfort
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- West Frankfort is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Frankfort
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,733 people
- Benton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Du Quoin
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Du Quoin is located in Perry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Du Quoin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,591 people
- Pinckneyville
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)
- Christopher
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Ina
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Ina is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ina
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,279 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ina <5>
- Sesser
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Zeigler
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Royalton
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
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 Emerson City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Emerson City.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Emerson 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 Emerson City.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Emerson City. See our Newspapers Page for Emerson City.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Emerson City ...
Looking for more information about Emerson 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 Emerson City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Emerson City.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Jefferson, 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 Emerson City. 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> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Emerson City - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <4> | 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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Emerson City area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Emerson City area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |