{"id":2790,"date":"2023-04-16T12:09:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-16T12:09:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2790"},"modified":"2026-08-16T19:08:23","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T19:08:23","slug":"lee-county-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/lee-county-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Lee County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lee County is a county in Illinois, United States, in the north-central part of the state. It had a population of 34,145 at the 2020 census and covers 729 square miles (1,890 km2), of which 725 square miles are land, centred near 41\u00b045\u2032N 89\u00b018\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Dixon is the county seat, and its postal code is 61021. The county has 2 cities, 10 villages, and roughly two dozen smaller unincorporated communities, spread across 22 civil townships. Lee County sits in the Central time zone and is part of the Dixon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Lee County<\/h2>\n

Lee County has 33 named places on record: 2 cities, 10 incorporated villages, and 21 unincorporated communities and crossroads. Only Dixon and Amboy are cities; the rest of the incorporated places are villages. Unincorporated communities have no municipal government of their own and are listed here for reference, with population and ZIP shown only where verified.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dixon<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nDixon<\/td>\n15,274<\/td>\n61021<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amboy<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nAmboy<\/td>\n2,278<\/td>\n61310<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashton<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nAshton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61006<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Compton<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61318<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franklin Grove<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nFranklin Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61031<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harmon<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nHarmon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61042<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n60530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nelson<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nNelson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paw Paw<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61353<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Steward<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n60553<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sublette<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nSublette<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61367<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Brooklyn<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61378<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Binghampton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eldena<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61324<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henkel<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Inlet<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingdom<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLee Center<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61331<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lincoln Heights<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maytown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nachusa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nNachusa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n61057<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palmyra<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPalmyra<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairieville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Radley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roxbury<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Scarboro<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shaws<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
The Burg<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Twelvemile Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Van Petten<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Welland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodland Shores<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The old listing for this county repeated “Lee Center” and “Nachusa” as separate lines and split Paw Paw into “East Paw Paw” and “South Paw Paw” entries; those are consolidated here under their single current place names.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Lee County is divided into 22 civil townships, which handle local roads and property assessment outside the cities and villages. The Census Bureau has not published 2020 population figures broken out by township for Lee County, so those cells are left blank below rather than guessed.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Dixon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDixon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Amboy<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAmboy<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ashton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAshton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franklin Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFranklin Grove<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Harmon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHarmon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee Center<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLee Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nachusa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNachusa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nelson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNelson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palmyra<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPalmyra<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sublette<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSublette<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alto<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bradford<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brooklyn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
East Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hamilton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marion<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
May<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Reynolds<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Dixon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Viola<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willow Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wyoming<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n