Springfield, Illinois

Springfield
Capital city
The Illinois State Capitol Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Vachel Lindsay House Thomas Rees Carillon Abraham Lincoln's Tomb Springfield Union Station The Old Illinois State Capitol
Flag
Motto:  Home of President Abraham Lincoln[1]
Interactive map of Springfield
Coordinates: 39°47′54″N 89°40′33″W / 39.79833°N 89.67583°W / 39.79833; -89.67583[3]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Sangamon
Townships	Capital, Springfield, Woodside[2]
Founded	April 10, 1821; 203 years ago (1821-04-10)[4]
Incorporated Town	April 2, 1832; 192 years ago (1832-04-02)[4]
City Charter	February 3, 1840; 184 years ago (1840-02-03)[5]
Government
• Type	Mayor-Council
• Mayor	Misty Buscher (R)
Area [6]
• Total	67.49 sq mi (174.79 km2)
• Land	61.16 sq mi (158.41 km2)
• Water	6.33 sq mi (16.38 km2)
Elevation [7]	600 ft (183 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	114,394
• Density	1,870.37/sq mi (722.16/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes	ZIP codes[8][9] 62701–62708, 62711, 62712, 62715, 62716, 62719, 62722, 62723, 62726, 62736, 62739, 62756, 62757, 62761–62767, 62769, 62776, 62777, 62781, 62786, 62791, 62794, 62796
Area code	217/447
FIPS code	17-167-11046
GNIS feature ID	2395940[3]
Website	www.springfield.il.us

Springfield is the capital city of the U.S. state of Illinois. It is the county seat and largest city of Sangamon County, Illinois. It is close to the center of the state. In the 2020 census, Springfield had more than 110,000 people living in it.

1. ↑ Official website
2. ↑ Cite error: The named reference portions was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page).
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Springfield, Illinois
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1} Springfield Online Archived 2007-05-01 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on April 13, 2007
5. ↑ "Name of Local Government: Springfield". Illinois State Archives. Archived from the original on 9 April 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
6. ↑ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
7. ↑ "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
8. ↑ "Look Up a ZIP Code". USPS.com. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
9. ↑ "Look Up a ZIP Code". USPS.com. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 12, 2017. Retrieved May 12, 2017.