Crab Orchard, Illinois

Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census-designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now designated Crab Orchard Road. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake flow nearby and gave the community its name. For a brief time during the Civil War, it was known as Erwinsville, which is the name in the original plat of the village. In its early days, it had the nickname "Steal-Easy." The Crab Orchard post office was established 18 August 1853 and discontinued operations 15 May 1924. It's now served by the Marion post office.^[3] As of the 2020 census, Crab Orchard had a population of 356.^[4] Crab Orchard has an area of 1.430 square miles (3.70 km²); 1.395 square miles (3.61 km²) of this is land, and 0.035 square miles (0.091 km²) is water.

CountryUnited States

Elevation

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515 ft (157 m)

TimezoneUTC-6 (CST)

ZIP Code

62959

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Crab Orchard
Census-designated place
Main road through Crab Orchard
Location of Crab Orchard in Williamson County, Illinois.
Crab Orchard Location of Crab Orchard within Illinois
Coordinates: 37°43′45″N 88°48′15″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Williamson
Area [1]
• Total	1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2)
• Land	1.39 sq mi (3.61 km2)
• Water	0.035 sq mi (0.09 km2)
Elevation [2]	515 ft (157 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	356
• Density	255/sq mi (98.5/km2)
Time zone	UTC-6 (CST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code	62959
Area code	618
FIPS code	17-17094
GNIS feature ID	2628548[2]

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