Pinckneyville, Illinois
Pinckneyville, Illinois | |
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The Perry County Courthouse in downtown Pinckneyville | |
| Motto: The friendly little city | |
Interactive map of Pinckneyville, Illinois | |
Pinckneyville Pinckneyville | |
| Coordinates: 38°04′51″N 89°21′50″W / 38.08083°N 89.36389°W | |
| 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 | 0.27 sq mi (0.71 km2) |
| Elevation | 427 ft (130 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,066 |
| • Density | 1,233.7/sq mi (476.34/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−5 (CDT) |
| ZIP code | 62274 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-59884 |
| GNIS ID | 2396207 |
| Website | http://www.ci.pinckneyville.il.us/ |
Pinckneyville is a city in and the county seat of Perry County, Illinois, United States. 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.