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Albany, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Davenport (IA). It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the southwest of Albany and has a population of 98,359 people.<1>

The next largest community is Moline. It is located about 25 miles [40 km] to the southwest of Albany and has a population of 43,768 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bettendorf (IA)   SW20 mi [32.19 km]32,5844.19% increase
 Clinton (IA)   N4 mi [6.44 km]26,4074.92% decrease
 Maquoketa (IA)   NW29 mi [46.67 km]5,9083.34% decrease
 Muscatine (IA)   SW50 mi [80.5 km]22,5040.85% decrease
 Dixon   E38 mi [61.2 km]15,0335.7% decrease
 East Moline   SW22 mi [35.41 km]20,8922.75% increase
 Freeport   NE45 mi [72.4 km]24,6156.91% decrease
 Geneseo   S23 mi [37.01 km]6,4370.66% decrease
 Kewanee   S40 mi [64.4 km]12,3024.96% decrease
 Milan   SW29 mi [46.67 km]5,1863.03% decrease
 Princeton   SE47 mi [75.6 km]7,496---
 Rock Falls   E27 mi [43.45 km]9,3072.85% decrease
 Rock Island   SW28 mi [45.06 km]38,1393.89% decrease
 Silvis   SW22 mi [35.41 km]7,7706.89% increase
 Sterling   E26 mi [41.84 km]15,1242.12% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Andover (IA)   N13 mi [20.92 km]843.45% decrease
 Camanche (IA)   W3 mi [4.83 km]4,2801.54% increase
 Elvira (IA)   NW8 mi [12.87 km]---
 Goose Lake (IA)   NW15 mi [24.14 km]2340.86% increase
 Le Claire (IA)   SW15 mi [24.14 km]2,9945.16% increase
 Low Moor (IA)   W7 mi [11.27 km]2227.5% decrease
 McCausland (IA)   W12 mi [19.31 km]3000.33% increase
 Princeton (IA)   SW10 mi [16.09 km]9530.74% increase
 Cordova   SW9 mi [14.48 km]6827.74% increase
 Erie   SE11 mi [17.7 km]1,5482.58% decrease
 Fulton   NE6 mi [9.66 km]3,8321.26% decrease
 Hillsdale   S12 mi [19.31 km]5614.59% decrease
 Morrison   E13 mi [20.92 km]4,3033.24% decrease
 Port Byron   SW12 mi [19.31 km]1,6708.79% increase
 Thomson   NE13 mi [20.92 km]5246.26% decrease

Whiteside County

Albany is located in Whiteside County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Whiteside: Carroll, Ogle, Lee, Bureau, Henry, Rock Island and Clinton (IA).

While not sharing a border with Whiteside, the counties of Scott (IA) and Jackson (IA) are close to Albany.

Below are counties that are near Albany (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Albany:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Albany
 Cedar County (IA)   WLowden (IA)36 miles [57 km]
 Clinton County (IA)   NClinton Stock Yards (IA)2 miles [3 km]
 Jackson County (IA)   NMiles (IA)18 miles [28 km]
 Muscatine County (IA)   WWalcott (IA)31 miles [49 km]
 Scott County (IA)   SWRivercrest Estates (IA)9 miles [14 km]
 Bureau County   SEYorktown24 miles [38 km]
 Carroll County   NEEbner11 miles [17 km]
 Henry County   SShady Beach17 miles [27 km]
 Jo Daviess County   NWhitton30 miles [48 km]
 Lee County   ENelson31 miles [49 km]



Search for Local Businesses

People have found Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Albany. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Albany.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Albany and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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