Illinois · Census place 1772403
Staunton, Illinois
Staunton is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois with an estimated 4,935 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 333rd largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 4,935
- #333 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- -2.2%
- -112 people
- Land area
- 4.0 sq mi
- + 0.04 sq mi water
- Density
- 1,231 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Staunton population, 2020 to 2024
Staunton lost 112 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.2%. In the latest year it moved by -22.
Staunton covers 4.01 square miles of land and 0.04 of water, for 1,231 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Staunton is less dense than the typical town.
What county Staunton is in
All of Staunton's residents live in Macoupin County, which had 43,895 residents in 2024. Staunton holds 11.2% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Staunton
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Staunton by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 62088. 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 Staunton is
The Census internal point of Staunton is at 39.011700, -89.790700. Springfield, the capital, is 53.7 miles N in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Litchfield, IL (6,587 people), 13.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is St. Louis, MO, 35.7 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 39.011700, -89.790700
- DMS
- 39°00'42.12"N 89°47'26.52"W
- UTM
- 16N 258368.2E 4321780.8N
- Geohash
- dnbjuvb7t
- Plus code
- 86FG2665+MP
Daylight in Staunton
At 39.01° N, Staunton gets about 14 h 55 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 26 min around the December solstice, a swing of 5 h 29 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Staunton
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Mount Olive, 5.4 miles away, with 1,941 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Staunton, IL?
4,935 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 112 (2.2%) from 5,047 in July 2020.
What county is Staunton in?
Macoupin County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Staunton?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 62088.
How far is Staunton from Springfield?
53.7 miles (86.4 km) in a straight line, heading N from Staunton.
What is the nearest larger city to Staunton?
Litchfield, IL, with 6,587 residents, 13.2 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.