Welcome to Monticello ...

The city of Monticello is located in Piatt County<1> and is the County Seat for Piatt County.

The location of Monticello has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>

The pronunciation of Monticello: MON-ti-SEL-oh<3>

Monticello was established in 1829.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Monticello has a population of 5,561 people<4> (see below for details).

The community of Monticello is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<5>.

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

Note: If you travel east from Monticello (for example, toward State Line City (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

The telephone area code for Monticello: (217)

The ZIP code for Monticello: 61856<6>

Websites for Monticello ...

Official Website: www.cityofmonticello.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Monticello had an population of 5,561 people. This is an increase of 0.23% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 8.23% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Monticello had a population of 5,548 people (or 33.2% of the total population of Piatt County). This makes Monticello the county's most populous community.

The population of Monticello represents 0.04% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 316th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 5,548 people, the population of Monticello increased 7.98% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 5,138 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Monticello.

Communities Also Named Monticello ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 41 communities that are also named Monticello - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky (2), Louisiana (3), Maine, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (3), New Mexico (2), New York (2), North Carolina (3), Ohio (2), Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward Island, South Carolina, Tennessee (2), Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Monticello ...

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

• Champaign
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champaign
  • Champaign is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 89,390 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Champaign <7>
• Mahomet
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mahomet have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahomet
  • Mahomet is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,968 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mahomet <7>
• Savoy
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savoy
  • Savoy is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,364 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Savoy <7>
• Tolono
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tolono
  • Tolono is located in Champaign County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,349 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tolono <7>
• Farmer City
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmer City have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmer City
  • Farmer City is located in De Witt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,906 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmer City <7>
• Bement
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bement have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bement
  • Bement is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,661 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bement <7>
• Cerro Gordo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cerro Gordo have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cerro Gordo
  • Cerro Gordo is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,337 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cerro Gordo <7>
• Atwood
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Atwood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Atwood
  • Atwood is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,155 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Atwood <7>
• Mansfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mansfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mansfield
  • Mansfield is located in Piatt County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mansfield <7>
• Argenta
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Argenta have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argenta
  • Argenta is located in Macon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 867 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Argenta <7>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Monticello. Our list includes 20 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Monticello.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Monticello ...

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

Adding Monticello to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Monticello 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 for Monticello was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Monticello post office opened in 1837.

We also found Monticello in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Monticello.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Monticello: www.cityofmonticello.org/

The official website for Piatt County: www.piattcounty.org/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov