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Welcome to Long Point ...

The village of Long Point is located in Livingston County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Long Point, you might consider that their post office opened in 1847.

A typical abbreviation for Long Point: Long Pt.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Long Point has a population of 213 people<2> (see below for details).

Long Point is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Long Point: 815 & 779<4>

The ZIP code for Long Point: 61333<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Long Point had an population of 213 people. This is a decrease of 5.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 13.77% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Long Point had a population of 226 people. This makes Long Point the county's 11th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 226 people, the population of Long Point decreased 8.5% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 247 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Long Point.

Communities Also Named Long Point ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 20 communities that are also named Long Point - they are located in Florida, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New York, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Ontario (3), Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas (4), Vermont and Virginia.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Long Point.

Communities near Long Point ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Long Point.

  • Streator
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Pontiac
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Pontiac is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,176 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
  • El Paso
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Minonk
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gridley
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Toluca
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Flanagan
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Odell
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Odell is located in Livingston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Odell
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 957 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Odell <6>
  • Wenona
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Tonica
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Long Point ...

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

Adding Long Point to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Long Point 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 Long Point was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Long Point post office opened in 1847.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Long Point.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Livingston, 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 Long Point.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Long Point - 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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Long Point area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Long Point 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 Long Point). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Long Point 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.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/