Fayette County is a county in Illinois, United States, in the south-central part of the state, roughly midway between St. Louis and the Indiana line. It had a population of 21,488 at the 2020 census and covers 725 square miles (1,880 km2), centred near 39\u00b000\u2032N 89\u00b001\u2032W.<\/p>\n
Vandalia is the county seat, and its postal code is 62471. The county has two cities, five villages, and several unincorporated communities. It sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n
Fayette County has seven incorporated municipalities — two cities and five villages — plus a scatter of unincorporated communities and rural hamlets. Type key: City · seat is the county seat; Unincorp. covers places with no municipal government.<\/p>\n
| Place<\/th>\n | Type<\/th>\n | Pop.<\/th>\n | ZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandalia<\/td>\n | City · seat<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62471<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saint Elmo<\/td>\n | City<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62458<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bingham<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62011<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Brownstown<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62418<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Farina<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62838<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Ramsey<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62080<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saint Peter<\/td>\n | Village<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62880<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shobonier<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | 62885<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Augsburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Avena<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Confidence<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Hagarstown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Loogootee<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pittsburg<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Bluff City<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Holliday<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Jimtown<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| La Clede<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Magnolia Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Post Oak<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Pruett<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saint James<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Saint Paul<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Sefton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Shafter<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Twin Churches<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Vera<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wilberton<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Wrights Corner<\/td>\n | Unincorp.<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n | —<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n The old county page had “La Clede” listed twice; the duplicate was dropped here. “Bayle City” and “Dressor” from the old list could not be corroborated against any current source and were dropped rather than published unverified — see notes.md.<\/p>\n ZIP Codes<\/h2>\nThe county’s unincorporated communities and rural hamlets share the ZIP of their nearest post office town rather than carrying their own code.<\/p>\n Geography<\/h2>\nFayette County lies on the till plains of south-central Illinois, drained by the Kaskaskia River, which the Army Corps of Engineers dammed to form Lake Vandalia and the Ramsey Lake State Recreation Area in the county’s northwest corner. Of its 725 square miles, 716 square miles are land and 8.9 square miles are water. The terrain is gently rolling farmland broken by wooded river bottoms.<\/p>\n Fayette County borders Montgomery County<\/a> to the northwest, Shelby County to the northeast, Effingham County<\/a> to the east, Clay County<\/a> to the southeast, Marion County<\/a> to the south, Clinton County to the southwest, and Bond County<\/a> to the west.<\/p>\n Fayette County had 21,488 residents at the 2020 census, spread thinly across its 716 land square miles for a density of roughly 30 people per square mile. Vandalia and Saint Elmo are its two largest communities. Household income in the county runs well below the Illinois median of $80,306, typical of the mostly rural counties surrounding it.<\/p>\n Agriculture — corn and soybeans on the till-plain farmland — anchors the county’s economy, alongside manufacturing and services centered in Vandalia. Vandalia Community Hospital and the Vandalia Correctional Center are among the county’s larger employers. The Kaskaskia Trail of Tears state historic sites and the reconstructed Vandalia State House, Illinois’s former state capitol, draw regional visitors.<\/p>\n Fayette County was formed in 1821 from parts of Bond, Clark, and Crawford counties and named for the Marquis de Lafayette, the French hero of the American Revolutionary War. Vandalia served as the capital of Illinois from 1820 to 1839, before the seat of state government moved to Springfield; the current Vandalia State House, built in 1836, is the oldest surviving state capitol building in Illinois. The county’s population peaked at 29,159 in the 1940 census and has declined gradually since.<\/p>\n Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 51 cross at Vandalia, making the county seat a regional junction for east-west and north-south travel through south-central Illinois.<\/p>\n The nearest commercial airport is St. Louis Lambert International Airport, about 65 miles west of Vandalia.<\/p>\n Where is Fayette County, Illinois?<\/strong> What is the population of Fayette County?<\/strong> How big is Fayette County?<\/strong> What is the county seat of Fayette County?<\/strong> How many towns are in Fayette County?<\/strong> |