{"id":2914,"date":"2023-04-20T20:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T20:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2914"},"modified":"2026-08-22T17:16:24","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T17:16:24","slug":"wabash-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/wabash-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Wabash County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

Wabash County is a county in Illinois, United States, in the southeastern corner of the state along the Wabash River. It had a population of 11,361 at the 2020 census and covers 228 square miles (590 km2), centred near 38°26′N 87°50′W.<\/p>\n

Mount Carmel is the county seat, and its postal code is 62863. The county holds one city, three villages, and about a dozen unincorporated communities, and sits in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Wabash County has 16 named places on record: one city (Mount Carmel, the seat), three villages (Allendale, Bellmont, Keensburg), and roughly a dozen unincorporated communities scattered along the Wabash and Patoka river bottoms. Unincorporated communities are marked “Unincorp.” below and have no independent town government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Mount Carmel<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n7,015<\/td>\n62863<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Allendale<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n458<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bellmont<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keensburg<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Adams Corner<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cherry Hill Estates<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cowling<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Friendsville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gards Point<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lancaster<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maud<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ogden<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orio<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Patton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rochester<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Schrodts Station<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Wabash County is one of a handful of Illinois counties governed by precincts rather than civil townships, so no township-level population breakdown exists for these communities.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n