Illinois · Census place 1708264
Brighton, Illinois
Brighton is a village in 2 counties of Illinois with an estimated 2,164 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 465th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,164
- #465 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -2.3%
- -51 people
- Land area
- 1.9 sq mi
- + 0.04 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,127 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Brighton population, 2020 to 2024
Brighton lost 51 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -8.
Brighton covers 1.92 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 1,127 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Brighton is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Brighton spans
Brighton crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 2,164 residents as follows; Macoupin County holds 86.3% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Macoupin County1,867
- 02Jersey County297
ZIP codes in Brighton
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Brighton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 62012. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Brighton is
The Census internal point of Brighton is at 39.040900, -90.140000. Springfield, the capital, is 57.4 miles NNE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Godfrey, IL (17,610 people), 7.5 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO, 28.6 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.040900, -90.140000
- DMS
- 39°02'27.24"N 90°08'24.00"W
- UTM
- 15N 747531.2E 4325208.4N
- Geohash
- 9yzyhg4j9
- Plus code
- 86FF2VR6+92
Daylight in Brighton
At 39.04° N, Brighton gets about 14 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 25 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Brighton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Godfrey, 7.5 miles away, with 17,610 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Brighton, IL?
2,164 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 51 (2.3%) from 2,215 in July 2020.
What county is Brighton in?
It spans 2 counties: Macoupin County (1,867 residents), Jersey County (297 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Brighton?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62012.
How far is Brighton from Springfield?
57.4 miles (92.4 km) in a straight line, heading NNE from Brighton.
What is the nearest larger city to Brighton?
Godfrey, IL, with 17,610 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.