Illinois · Census place 1728300
Galena, Illinois
Galena is a city in Jo Daviess County, Illinois with an estimated 3,207 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 404th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 3,207
- #404 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -3.4%
- -112 people
- Land area
- 4.6 sq mi
- Density
- 694 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Galena population, 2020 to 2024
Galena lost 112 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -3.4%. In the latest year it moved by -38.
Galena covers 4.62 square miles of land, for 694 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Galena is less dense than the typical town.
What county Galena is in
All of Galena's residents live in Jo Daviess County, which had 21,528 residents in 2024. Galena holds 14.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Galena
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Galena by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 61036. 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 Galena is
The Census internal point of Galena is at 42.422100, -90.427800. Springfield, the capital, is 186.9 miles SSE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Dubuque, IA (58,987 people), 15.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Davenport, IA, 60.5 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.422100, -90.427800
- DMS
- 42°25'19.56"N 90°25'40.08"W
- UTM
- 15N 711616.4E 4699848.7N
- Geohash
- 9zx9q68qx
- Plus code
- 86JFCHCC+RV
Daylight in Galena
At 42.42° N, Galena gets about 15 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 13 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Galena
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is East Dubuque, 11.0 miles away, with 1,457 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Galena, IL?
3,207 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 112 (3.4%) from 3,319 in July 2020.
What county is Galena in?
Jo Daviess County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Galena?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 61036.
How far is Galena from Springfield?
186.9 miles (300.8 km) in a straight line, heading SSE from Galena.
What is the nearest larger city to Galena?
Dubuque, IA, with 58,987 residents, 15.2 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.