Charleston, Illinois

Charleston, Illinois
City
Will Rogers Theatre and Commercial Block
Flag Seal
Nickname:  Chucktown
Location of Charleston in Coles County, Illinois.
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Coordinates: 39°29′03″N 88°10′41″W / 39.48417°N 88.17806°W / 39.48417; -88.17806[1]
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Coles
Townships	Charleston, Hutton, Lafayette, Seven Hickory
Founded	1831
Incorporation	1865
Founded by	Benjamin Parker
Named for	Charles Morton - Postmaster
Government
• Type	City Manager
• City Manager	R. Scott Smith
• Mayor	Brandon Combs
Area [2]
• Total	9.59 sq mi (24.83 km2)
• Land	8.88 sq mi (23.01 km2)
• Water	0.70 sq mi (1.82 km2)
Elevation [1]	699 ft (213 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	17,286
• Density	1,945.75/sq mi (751.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC−6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)	61920
Area code(s)	217, 447
FIPS code	17-12567
GNIS ID	2393803[1]
Wikimedia Commons	Charleston, Illinois
Website	www.charlestonillinois.org

Charleston is a city in, and the county seat of, Coles County, Illinois, United States.^[3] The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon. Both are principal cities of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.