ZIP Code 61542
About Lewistown
Lewistown is a city and the county seat of Fulton County, Illinois, United States. It was named by its founder, Ossian M. Ross, after his oldest son, Lewis Winans Ross. The population was 2,041 at the 2020 census. Located in central Illinois, it is southwest of Peoria. It is the source of Spoon River Anthology by Edgar Lee Masters, who lived there. Native American burial mounds are nearby at Dickson Mounds off Illinois Route 97.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
3,306
population
$65,529
median household income
29
people / sq mi
$115,100
median home value
$683
median gross rent
44.4
median age
1,727
housing units
1,547
households
113.1
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 61542
- Emiquon Preserve nature
- Dickson Mounds historic
- Ogden-Fettie Site historic