Mossville, Illinois

Mossville
Mossville
Location of Mossville
Mossville
Mossville (Illinois)
Coordinates: 40°48′59″N 89°34′14″W / 40.81639°N 89.57056°W / 40.81639; -89.57056
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyPeoria
TownshipMedina
Established1855
Elevation
479 ft (146 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
61552
Area code309
Telephone prefix579
GNIS feature ID2804095

Mossville is an unincorporated community and Census-designated place between Peoria and Chillicothe in Peoria County, Illinois, United States. Mossville is part of the Peoria, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area and resides closely to the northern part of Peoria. As of the 2020 census, Mossville had a population of 268.

Centered on the Illinois River valley and the end of Illinois Route 6 at Illinois Route 29, Mossville informally encompasses a number of different neighborhoods along the valley: Renchville, Brookview, a cluster of houses along the Illinois River referred to as "The Lanes" (though "The Lanes" are in the Peoria zip code of 61615), and Cedar Hills Estates, as well as the unincorporated village of 900 that can be considered Mossville proper. The Lake of the Woods subdivision, as well as Colony Point, both on the west bluff of the Illinois River valley overlooking Mossville, can also be considered to be part of the greater Mossville area. It was previously served by the Rock Island Line at Mossville Station. It is named for one of its original landowners, William S. Moss.