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Welcome to La Place ...

La Place is located in Piatt County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of La Place, you might get a feel for it by knowing that the earliest mention that we've found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

La Place is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Codes for La Place: 217 & 447<3>

The ZIP code for La Place: 61936<4>

Communities Also Named La Place ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named La Place - they are located in Alabama and Louisiana.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for La Place.

Communities near La Place ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near La Place.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for La Place ...

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

Adding La Place to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of La Place 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 La Place was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for La Place.

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 elevation is an estimate for the area around La Place - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 La Place area will be assigned with one of these codes: 217 or 447. As a result, placing a call in the La Place area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>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 community (such as La Place). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether La Place or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.