Illinois · Census place 1722164
East Peoria, Illinois
East Peoria is a city in Tazewell County, Illinois with an estimated 22,024 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 108th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 22,024
- #108 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -1.9%
- -419 people
- Land area
- 20.7 sq mi
- + 2.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,064 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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East Peoria population, 2020 to 2024
East Peoria lost 419 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -1.9%. In the latest year it moved by -16. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 216th; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so East Peoria is 1.5 times that size.
East Peoria covers 20.69 square miles of land and 2.02 of water, for 1,064 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so East Peoria is less dense than the typical town.
What county East Peoria is in
All of East Peoria's residents live in Tazewell County, which had 129,821 residents in 2024. East Peoria holds 17.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in East Peoria
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps East Peoria by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 61611. 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 East Peoria is
The Census internal point of East Peoria is at 40.673400, -89.541800. Springfield, the capital, is 61.9 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Peoria, IL (111,696 people), 6.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 40.673400, -89.541800
- DMS
- 40°40'24.24"N 89°32'30.48"W
- UTM
- 16N 285168.3E 4505609.2N
- Geohash
- dp0r6kmes
- Plus code
- 86GGMFF5+97
Daylight in East Peoria
At 40.67° N, East Peoria gets about 15 h 05 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 15 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 50 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near East Peoria
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Creve Coeur, 4.0 miles away, with 4,832 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of East Peoria, IL?
22,024 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 419 (1.9%) from 22,443 in July 2020.
What county is East Peoria in?
Tazewell County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover East Peoria?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 61611.
How far is East Peoria from Springfield?
61.9 miles (99.7 km) in a straight line, heading S from East Peoria.
What is the nearest larger city to East Peoria?
Peoria, IL, with 111,696 residents, 6.7 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.