Illinois

Distance from Peoria to Springfield

Straight-line distance

66.4mi

Peoria, IL and Springfield, IL are 66.4 miles (106.8 km) apart in a straight line. From Peoria, the shortest path starts out heading S (181°).

kilometers
106.8
nautical miles
57.7
heading from Peoria
181° S
heading from Springfield
1° N
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Peoria is from Springfield

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Peoria and Springfield is 66.4 miles, 106.8 km or 57.7 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 66.4 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
66.4
Kilometers
106.8
Nautical miles
57.7
Bearing from Peoria
181.3° S
Bearing arriving at Springfield
181.2°
Bearing from Springfield
1.2° N

Halfway between Peoria and Springfield

The great-circle midpoint is at 40.271351, -89.630997 (40°16'16.86"N 89°37'51.59"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Mason City, IL, with 1,982 residents, 5.9 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Peoria gets 15 h 06 min of daylight and Springfield 15 h 00 min; on December 21, 9 h 15 min and 9 h 21 min. Peoria is 0.96° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

Springfield has 1.0 times the population of Peoria. From July 2020 to July 2024, Peoria changed by -1.1% and Springfield by -1.2%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Peoria, IL111,696 (-1.1%)
  2. 02Springfield, IL112,949 (-1.2%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Peoria from Springfield?

66.4 miles, 106.8 km or 57.7 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Springfield from Peoria?

S. The great-circle path leaves Peoria on a bearing of 181.3° and arrives at Springfield on 181.2°. The return trip starts on 1.2°.

What is halfway between Peoria and Springfield?

The midpoint is at 40.271351, -89.630997. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Mason City, IL, 5.9 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Peoria and Springfield?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Peoria or Springfield?

Springfield, with 112,949 residents in July 2024 against 111,696 for Peoria, 1.0 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.