Illinois · Census place 1702674
Athens, Illinois
Athens is a city in Menard County, Illinois with an estimated 1,903 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 486th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 1,903
- #486 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -3.2%
- -63 people
- Land area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Density
- 1,133 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Athens population, 2020 to 2024
Athens lost 63 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.2%. In the latest year it moved by -7.
Athens covers 1.68 square miles of land, for 1,133 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Athens is less dense than the typical town.
What county Athens is in
All of Athens's residents live in Menard County, which had 11,963 residents in 2024. Athens holds 15.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Athens
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Athens by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 62613. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Athens is
The Census internal point of Athens is at 39.961900, -89.721600. Springfield, the capital, is 13.1 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Petersburg, IL (2,156 people), 7.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Springfield, IL, 12.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.961900, -89.721600
- DMS
- 39°57'42.84"N 89°43'17.76"W
- UTM
- 16N 267540.5E 4427076.0N
- Geohash
- dp05q6fdz
- Plus code
- 86FGX76H+Q9
Daylight in Athens
At 39.96° N, Athens gets about 15 h 01 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 20 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 41 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Athens
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Petersburg, 7.5 miles away, with 2,156 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Athens, IL?
1,903 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 63 (3.2%) from 1,966 in July 2020.
What county is Athens in?
Menard County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Athens?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62613.
How far is Athens from Springfield?
13.1 miles (21.0 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Athens.
What is the nearest larger city to Athens?
Petersburg, IL, with 2,156 residents, 7.5 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.