ZIP Code 62440
About Lerna
Lerna is a village in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 226 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area. Thomas Lincoln, the father of President Abraham Lincoln, spent the later part of his life on a homestead a few miles from Lerna, which is now preserved as the Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site. Thomas Lincoln and his second wife Sarah Bush Lincoln are buried in Shiloh Cemetery south of town.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
1,092
population
$72,583
median household income
27
people / sq mi
$141,900
median home value
$800
median gross rent
53.2
median age
553
housing units
498
households
40.4
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 62440
- Lincoln Log Cabin Replica attraction
- Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site historic