Ancona, Illinois

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Ancona, Illinois
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Ancona
Coordinates: 41°02′26″N88°52′21″W / 41.04056°N 88.87250°W / 41.04056; -88.87250
Country United States
State Illinois
County Livingston
Township Reading
Elevation
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623 ft (190 m)
Time zone UTC-6 (Central (CST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
61311
Area codes 815 & 779
GNIS feature ID403495 [1]

Ancona is an unincorporated community in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. Ancona is located along a railroad line south-southwest of Streator. Ancona has a post office with ZIP code 61311. [2] It formerly served the Santa Fe Railway at Ancona Station.

It takes its name from the Italian city of Ancona, capital of the Marches. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Ancona, Illinois
  2. ZIP Code Lookup Archived June 15, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
  3. Edward Callary, Place Names of Illinois, University of Illinois Press, 2008.