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Welcome to Good Hope ...

The village of Good Hope is located in McDonough County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Good Hope, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was on a map dated 1881.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Good Hope has a population of 366 people<2> (see below for details).

Good Hope is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Good Hope: 309 & 861<4>

The ZIP code for Good Hope: 61438<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Good Hope had an population of 366 people. This is a decrease of 7.58% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.81% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Good Hope had a population of 396 people. This makes Good Hope the county's 6th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 396 people, the population of Good Hope decreased 4.58% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 415 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Good Hope.

Communities Also Named Good Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 32 communities that are also named Good Hope - they are located in Alabama (3), Arkansas, British Columbia, California (2), Florida, Georgia (2), Louisiana, Maryland (2), Mississippi (5), Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio (2), Pennsylvania, South Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Texas (2), Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Good Hope ...

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

  • Macomb
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Macomb is located in McDonough County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macomb
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 17,206 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macomb <6>
  • Bushnell
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Colchester
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • La Harpe
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
    • La Harpe is located in Hancock County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Harpe
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,123 people
  • Roseville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Stronghurst
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Avon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blandinsville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Industry
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Table Grove
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Good Hope ...

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

Adding Good Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Good Hope 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 Good Hope was on a map titled Rand McNally Map (1881).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Good Hope.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including McDonough, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Good Hope.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Good Hope - 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 309 code has been Overlayed with the 861 area code. New phone numbers in the Good Hope area will be assigned with one of these codes: 309 or 861. As a result, placing a call in the Good Hope area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>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 Good Hope). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Good Hope or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.