Mason, Illinois
Mason, Illinois | |
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Location of Mason in Effingham County, Illinois. | |
Location of Illinois in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 38°57′13″N 88°37′33″W / 38.95361°N 88.62583°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Effingham |
| Incorporated | February 15, 1865 |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.29 sq mi (3.35 km2) |
| • Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.33 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Elevation | 571 ft (174 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 323 |
| • Density | 250.97/sq mi (96.87/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62443 |
| Area code | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-47449 |
| GNIS ID | 2396740 |
| Wikimedia Commons | Mason, Illinois |
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Mason is an incorporated town in Effingham County, Illinois, United States. The population was 323 at the 2020 census. It was named after Roswell Mason, an official of the Illinois Central Railroad. Mason is part of the Effingham, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.