Illinois · Census place 1711228

Carlyle, Illinois

Carlyle is a city in Clinton County, Illinois with an estimated 3,208 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 403rd largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,208; #403 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020: -1.0%; -33 people
Land area: 3.4 sq mi
Density: 935 / sq mi; State median 2,177

Orange pin: Carlyle. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Springfield.

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Carlyle population, 2020 to 2024

Carlyle lost 33 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.0%. In the latest year it moved by +10.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 3,246. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Carlyle covers 3.43 square miles of land, for 935 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Carlyle is less dense than the typical town.

What county Carlyle is in

All of Carlyle's residents live in Clinton County, which had 37,087 residents in 2024. Carlyle holds 8.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Carlyle

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Carlyle by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 62231. 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 Carlyle is

The Census internal point of Carlyle is at 38.622300, -89.375400. Springfield, the capital, is 81.4 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Breese, IL (4,629 people), 8.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO, 46.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 38.622300, -89.375400
DMS: 38°37'20.28"N 89°22'31.44"W
UTM: 16N 293207.7E 4277540.7N
Geohash: dnb7wnyz4
Plus code: 86CGJJCF+WR

Daylight in Carlyle

At 38.62° N, Carlyle gets about 14 h 52 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 28 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 24 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Carlyle

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Breese, 8.0 miles away, with 4,629 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Carlyle, IL?

3,208 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 33 (1.0%) from 3,241 in July 2020.

What county is Carlyle in?

Clinton County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover Carlyle?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62231.

How far is Carlyle from Springfield?

81.4 miles (131.0 km) in a straight line, heading N from Carlyle.

What is the nearest larger city to Carlyle?

Breese, IL, with 4,629 residents, 8.0 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.

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