Around North Pekin ...
For comparison, North Pekin has a population of 1,500 people.
Below is a sample of nearby communities based on their distance from North Pekin, with the nearest first.
- Marquette Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Creve Coeur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wesley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Bartonville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Pekin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- East Peoria
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groveland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Schaeferville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Towne Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Bellevue
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Bellevue is located in Peoria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,037 people
- Caldwell
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Highway Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pekin Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Peoria
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
For more communities neighboring North Pekin, please visit our County-by-County Page for North Pekin.
Tazewell County ...
North Pekin is located in Tazewell County<3>.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Tazewell County: Fulton, Logan, Mason, McLean, Peoria & Woodford.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Pekin ...
It seems like there is always a nearby community with a name that seems interesting, maybe familiar or just catches our attention in some other way. We've collected some names which strike us as being curious or interesting. Our list can be found on the Tidbits & Trivia Page for North Pekin.
Airports Near North Pekin ...
When a trip includes a flight, we try to find an airport that best fits our travel plans.<4> To that purpose, we've assembled a list of that are relatively close to North Pekin and that information can be found on the Airports Page for North Pekin.
Websites We Enjoy ...
When we're planning a trip, we like to check the following websites for sights, attractions and places to visit.
- For the State of Illinois:
- TripAdvisor Links for:
- Also of Interest:
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for North Pekin. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Tazewell, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <4> | When we are planning a trip (for example, to North Pekin), we usually look for the obvious: the choice of airlines that fly into the airport, the number of flights, the connections we have to make, which car rentals are available, etc. We also look for sights and attractions that we might find between any given airport and our destination - we do love exploring. We're willing to fly into a more distant airport if we can get the services and amenities that we like. Even though our choice of airport might be inconvenient to others, it usually gives us a better trip. |