Illinois · Census place 1714286
Christopher, Illinois
Christopher is a city in Franklin County, Illinois with an estimated 2,621 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 436th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,621
- #436 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -2.3%
- -61 people
- Land area
- 1.6 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,618 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Christopher population, 2020 to 2024
Christopher lost 61 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.3%. In the latest year it moved by -12.
Christopher covers 1.62 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 1,618 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Christopher is less dense than the typical town.
What county Christopher is in
All of Christopher's residents live in Franklin County, which had 37,033 residents in 2024. Christopher holds 7.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Christopher
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Christopher by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 62822, 62865. 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 Christopher is
The Census internal point of Christopher is at 37.971000, -89.053000. Springfield, the capital, is 129.1 miles NNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Benton, IL (6,578 people), 8.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO, 79.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 37.971000, -89.053000
- DMS
- 37°58'15.60"N 89°03'10.80"W
- UTM
- 16N 319671.7E 4204585.6N
- Geohash
- dnb8j83t4
- Plus code
- 869GXWCW+CR
Daylight in Christopher
At 37.97° N, Christopher gets about 14 h 48 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 32 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 16 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Christopher
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Zeigler, 4.5 miles away, with 1,465 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Christopher, IL?
2,621 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 61 (2.3%) from 2,682 in July 2020.
What county is Christopher in?
Franklin County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Christopher?
2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 62822, 62865.
How far is Christopher from Springfield?
129.1 miles (207.8 km) in a straight line, heading NNW from Christopher.
What is the nearest larger city to Christopher?
Benton, IL, with 6,578 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.
- 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.