Illinois · Census place 1757472
Pana, Illinois
Pana is a city in 2 counties of Illinois with an estimated 5,034 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 329th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 5,034
- #329 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -2.8%
- -147 people
- Land area
- 3.9 sq mi
- + 0.31 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,304 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Pana population, 2020 to 2024
Pana lost 147 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.8%. In the latest year it moved by -19. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 280th; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so Pana is 34% of it.
Pana covers 3.86 square miles of land and 0.31 of water, for 1,304 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Pana is less dense than the typical town.
The 2 counties Pana spans
Pana crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 5,034 residents as follows; Christian County holds 98.0% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Christian County4,932
- 02Shelby County102
ZIP codes in Pana
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Pana by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 62557. 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 Pana is
The Census internal point of Pana is at 39.394600, -89.090800. Springfield, the capital, is 40.0 miles NW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Taylorville, IL (10,263 people), 16.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Springfield, IL, 40.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.394600, -89.090800
- DMS
- 39°23'40.56"N 89°05'26.88"W
- UTM
- 16N 319956.0E 4362652.6N
- Geohash
- dp08hew41
- Plus code
- 86FG9WV5+RM
Daylight in Pana
At 39.39° N, Pana gets about 14 h 57 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 23 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 34 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Pana
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Assumption, 8.8 miles away, with 1,123 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Pana, IL?
5,034 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 147 (2.8%) from 5,181 in July 2020.
What county is Pana in?
It spans 2 counties: Christian County (4,932 residents), Shelby County (102 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Pana?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62557.
How far is Pana from Springfield?
40.0 miles (64.4 km) in a straight line, heading NW from Pana.
What is the nearest larger city to Pana?
Taylorville, IL, with 10,263 residents, 16.4 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.