Illinois · Census place 1738635

Jonesboro, Illinois

Jonesboro is a city in Union County, Illinois with an estimated 1,655 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 513th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 1,655; #513 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020: -2.9%; -49 people
Land area: 2.7 sq mi
Density: 613 / sq mi; State median 2,177

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

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Jonesboro population, 2020 to 2024

Jonesboro lost 49 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.9%. In the latest year it moved by -1.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 1,710. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Jonesboro covers 2.70 square miles of land, for 613 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Jonesboro is less dense than the typical town.

What county Jonesboro is in

All of Jonesboro's residents live in Union County, which had 16,886 residents in 2024. Jonesboro holds 9.8% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Jonesboro

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Jonesboro by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 62952. 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 Jonesboro is

The Census internal point of Jonesboro is at 37.451000, -89.266600. Springfield, the capital, is 162.3 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Anna, IL (4,165 people), 1.7 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO, 97.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 37.451000, -89.266600
DMS: 37°27'3.60"N 89°15'59.76"W
UTM: 16N 299510.5E 4147317.3N
Geohash: dn8t09wpc
Plus code: 869GFP2M+C9

Daylight in Jonesboro

At 37.45° N, Jonesboro gets about 14 h 45 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 35 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 10 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Jonesboro

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Anna, 1.7 miles away, with 4,165 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Jonesboro, IL?

1,655 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 49 (2.9%) from 1,704 in July 2020.

What county is Jonesboro in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Jonesboro?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62952.

How far is Jonesboro from Springfield?

162.3 miles (261.2 km) in a straight line, heading N from Jonesboro.

What is the nearest larger city to Jonesboro?

Anna, IL, with 4,165 residents, 1.7 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.

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