Pinckneyville | |
|---|---|
 Perry County Courthouse, downtown | |
 Location of Pinckneyville in Perry County, Illinois. | |
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′49″N 89°23′24″W / 38.08028°N 89.39000°W[1] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Perry |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4.38 sq mi (11.35 km2) |
| • Land | 4.11 sq mi (10.64 km2) |
| • Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 5,066 |
| • Density | 1,233.80/sq mi (476.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62274 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-59884 |
| GNIS ID | 2396207[1] |
| Public Transit | South Central Transit |
| Wikimedia Commons | Pinckneyville, Illinois |
| Website | http://www.ci.pinckneyville.il.us/ |
Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States.[1] The population was 5,066 at the 2020 census. It is named for Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, an early American diplomat and presidential candidate.
Pinckneyville is the location of the Pinckneyville Power Plant, a combustion turbine generator (CTG)-type power plant run by Ameren.[3]
- ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Pinckneyville, Illinois
- ^ "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ http://www.ameren.com/source/AboutUs/Pages/ADC_CTGs.aspx[permanent dead link]