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Located in: Hardin County (see below)

Typical Abbreviation: Rock Crk.

Time Zone: Rock Creek lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT)

Telephone Area Codes: 618 & 730<1>

Elevation: 570 feet [173.74 m] above sea level<2>

GPS Coordinates (Latitude/Longitude)<3>

For the purpose of mapping and calculating distances, we have chosen the following reference point for Rock Creek:

Lat: 37.536700° (or 37°32'12" N)

Lon: -88.227600° (or -88°13'39" W)

USGS Topo Map: Saline Mines<4>

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Rock Creek

GNIS ID: 425397

FIPS State / Place Code: 17 / 64889

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Creek)

About Hardin County

The community of Elizabethtown is the County Seat for Hardin County.

From the 2010 US Census (For more detail, see our Census Page for Hardin)

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:<5>	3,821 (11.53% decrease since 2010)
2010	4,319 (10.02% decrease since 2000)
2000:	4,800

Total Area:<6> 181.6 sq. miles [470.3 km²] - of which 2.23% is water (4.05 sq. miles [10.5 km²])

Housing Units: <7> 2,488

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for Hardin

GNIS ID: 424236

FIPS State / County Code: 17 / 069

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Creek)

About Illinois

From the US Census

Population

Year	Population
2019 Est:	12,667,017 (1.28% decrease since 2010)
2010:	12,830,632 (3.31% increase since 2000)
2000:	12,419,293

Websites for State of Illinois

Official Website: https://www.illinois.gov/

Tourism: https://www.enjoyillinois.com/

Parks: https://dnr.illinois.gov/

Fishing: https://www.ifishillinois.org/

Hunting: https://dnr.illinois.gov/hunting.html

Federal GNIS/FIPS Codes for State of Illinois

GNIS ID: 1779784

FIPS State: 17

(For more about Federal Codes, see our Misc Page for Rock Creek)

Footnotes ...

<1>	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 618 code has been Overlayed with the 730 area code. New phone numbers in the Rock Creek area will be assigned with one of these codes: 618 or 730. As a result, placing a call in the Rock Creek area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<2>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Rock Creek - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>	Longitude & latitude values may not be the geographic center of Rock Creek, rather it may be a prominent intersection or the center of population, etc. It will vary depending on the source.
<4>	Name of the USGS 7.5 Minute topographic map which includes Rock Creek.
<5>	Every year, the US Census Bureau creates a population estimate for the preceeding year. Keep in mind that this value is an estimate and not an actual count. The most recent Census estimate is for the year 2019.
<6>	The area value has been supplied by the US Census Bureau and it can be different than the geographic boundaries of Rock Creek. The value given by the Census Bureau reflects their statistical (or sampling) requirements. For example, if there is a cluster of people living just outside of the community's official boundary, the Census-defined area might be expanded to include that group.
<7>	A Housing Unit is a broad term for those places where people live (whether occupied or temporarily vacant), such as a house, an apartment, a mobile home, or an area that is considered as a separate living quarter. Separate living quarters (consisting of one or more rooms) are considered to be those places where people live, sleep and eat separately from others and that have access to the outside (either directly or by a shared hallway).