Mount Vernon, Illinois

Mount Vernon, Illinois
Town Center of Mount Vernon
Town Center of Mount Vernon
Nickname(s): 
The King City, The Festival City
Motto(s): 
Mount Vernon, City of Opportunity[1]
Location of Mount Vernon in Jefferson County, Illinois.
Location of Mount Vernon in Jefferson County, Illinois.
Mount Vernon is located in Illinois
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon is located in the United States
Mount Vernon
Mount Vernon
Coordinates: 38°19′02″N 88°55′02″W / 38.31722°N 88.91722°W / 38.31722; -88.91722[2]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyJefferson
TownshipsMount Vernon, Shiloh, Dodds, McClellan
Founded1817
Government
 • MayorJohn Lewis
Area
 • Total14.66 sq mi (37.97 km2)
 • Land14.58 sq mi (37.77 km2)
 • Water0.08 sq mi (0.21 km2)
Elevation518 ft (158 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total14,600
 • Density1,001.17/sq mi (386.56/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
62864
Area codes618
FIPS code17-51180
GNIS feature ID2395129[2]
Public TransitSouth Central Transit
WebsiteOfficial website

Mount Vernon is a city in and the county seat of Jefferson County, Illinois, United States.[4] The population was 14,600 at the 2020 census. Mount Vernon is the principal city of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area, which includes all of Jefferson and Hamilton counties.

  1. ^ "Jefferson County History". Jefferson County IL Website. Jefferson County. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved August 4, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Mount Vernon, Illinois
  3. ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "Find a County". National Association of Counties. Retrieved June 7, 2011.