Poverty Ridge, Illinois

CountryUnited States

Elevation

663 ft (202 m)

Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))

Area code309

Poverty Ridge, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 40°27′43″N 90°20′27″W / 40.46194°N 90.34083°W / 40.46194; -90.34083
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Fulton
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code	309
GNIS feature ID	1802240[1]

Poverty Ridge is an unincorporated community in Fulton County, Illinois, United States,^[1] about eleven miles northwest of Lewistown.^[2] Its elevation is 633 feet (202 m), and it is located at 40°27′43″N 90°20′27″W / 40.46194°N 90.34083°W / 40.46194; -90.34083 (40.4619856, -90.3409579).^[1] The community is named for a line of hills near Seville, which likewise is named Poverty Ridge.^[2]