Welcome to Godfrey ...The village of Godfrey is located in Madison County<1>. The pronunciation of Godfrey: GOD-free<2> While we don't have a date for the founding of Godfrey, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Godfrey has a population of 17,452 people<3> (see below for details). Godfrey is 570 feet [174 m] above sea level.<4>. Time Zone: Godfrey lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area Codes for Godfrey: 618 & 730<5> The ZIP code for Godfrey: 62035<6> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Godfrey had an population of 17,452 people. This is a decrease of 2.95% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 7.16% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Godfrey had a population of 17,982 people (or 6.68% of the total population of Madison County). This makes Godfrey the county's 5th most populous community. The population of Godfrey represents 0.14% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 142nd most populous community. With a 2010 count of 17,982 people, the population of Godfrey increased 10.41% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 16,286 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Godfrey. Communities Also Named Godfrey ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 8 communities that are also named Godfrey - they are located in Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Washington and West Virginia. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Godfrey. Communities near Godfrey ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Godfrey.
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 Godfrey. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Godfrey. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Godfrey. 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 Godfrey. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Godfrey. See our Newspapers Page for Godfrey. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Godfrey ...Looking for more information about Godfrey? 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 Godfrey, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Godfrey. Adding Godfrey to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Godfrey 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 Godfrey was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851). For more details, see References and Mentions for Godfrey. Footnotes ...
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