{"id":2853,"date":"2023-04-18T10:51:48","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T10:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2853"},"modified":"2026-08-18T00:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T00:28:40","slug":"perry-county-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/perry-county-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"Perry County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Perry County is a county in Illinois, United States, in the “Little Egypt” region of the state’s southern tip, about 70 miles southeast of St. Louis. It had a population of 20,945 at the 2020 census and covers 447 square miles (1,160 km2) centred near 38\u00b005\u2032N 89\u00b022\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Pinckneyville is the county seat, and its postal code is 62274. Du Quoin, the county’s largest city, sits a few miles to the east. The county has 2 cities, 4 villages and several unincorporated communities; Perry County never organized civil townships, so places here are grouped by community rather than by township. The area runs on Central time and carries FIPS code 17145.<\/p>\n

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

Perry County has 6 incorporated places \u2014 2 cities and 4 villages \u2014 plus a handful of unincorporated communities scattered across the coal country between Du Quoin and Pinckneyville. In the table below, “Unincorp.” marks places with no city or village government of their own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Pinckneyville<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n2,635<\/td>\n62274<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Du Quoin<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n5,919<\/td>\n62832<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cutler<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n150<\/td>\n62238<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
St. Johns<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tamaroa<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n630<\/td>\n62888<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willisville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n388<\/td>\n62997<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Conant<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Denmark<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Layfield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Matthews<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Old Du Quoin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rice<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sunfield<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Swanwick<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Todds Mill<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winkle<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Old Du Quoin marks the original 1850s townsite of Du Quoin before the railroad shifted the settlement east; the two are now effectively one built-up area, so figures listed under Du Quoin cover both.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n