Carbondale, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Cape Girardeau (MO). It is located about 33 miles [53 km] to the southwest of Carbondale and has a population of 35,349 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Mount Vernon. It is located about 44 miles [70 km] to the north of Carbondale and has a population of 16,269 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Anna	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	5,025	2.16% decrease
	Benton	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	6,957	1.12% increase
	Carterville	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	5,441	17.87% increase
	Chester	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	7,835	51.11% increase
	Du Quoin	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	6,326	1.89% decrease
	Harrisburg	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	9,582	2.82% decrease
	Herrin	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	12,337	9.2% increase
	Marion	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	17,388	8.44% increase
	Metropolis	SE	49 mi [78.9 km]	6,540	0.89% increase
	Murphysboro	NW	6 mi [9.66 km]	8,184	38.44% decrease
	Pinckneyville	N	26 mi [41.84 km]	5,384	1.46% decrease
	West Frankfort	NE	20 mi [32.19 km]	8,190	---
	Jackson (MO)	SW	33 mi [53.1 km]	13,744	15.04% increase
	Perryville (MO)	W	35 mi [56.3 km]	8,172	6.59% increase
	Scott City (MO)	SW	38 mi [61.2 km]	4,538	1.15% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Alto Pass	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	382	1.55% decrease
	Bush	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	261	1.56% increase
	Cambria	NE	7 mi [11.27 km]	1,336	0.45% increase
	Cobden	S	13 mi [20.92 km]	1,098	1.61% decrease
	Colp	NE	9 mi [14.48 km]	227	1.34% increase
	Crainville	E	9 mi [14.48 km]	1,353	36.39% increase
	De Soto	N	6 mi [9.66 km]	1,559	5.69% decrease
	Dowell	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	422	4.31% decrease
	Elkville	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	920	8.09% decrease
	Energy	E	11 mi [17.7 km]	1,199	2.04% increase
	Gorham	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	245	4.3% decrease
	Hurst	NE	8 mi [12.87 km]	787	2.24% decrease
	Makanda	S	7 mi [11.27 km]	408	2.63% decrease
	Royalton	NE	12 mi [19.31 km]	1,159	2.57% increase
	Vergennes	NW	13 mi [20.92 km]	321	34.62% decrease

Jackson County

Carbondale is located in Jackson County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Jackson: Perry, Franklin, Williamson, Union, Perry (MO) and Randolph.

While not sharing a border with Jackson, the following counties are close to Carbondale: Johnson, Cape Girardeau (MO) and Pulaski.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Carbondale
	Alexander County	S	Elco	29 miles [46 km]
	Franklin County	NE	Royalton	12 miles [19 km]
	Hamilton County	NE	West Rural Hill	33 miles [53 km]
	Jefferson County	N	Emerson City	30 miles [48 km]
	Johnson County	SE	Goreville	17 miles [27 km]
	Massac County	SE	Boaz	34 miles [54 km]
	Perry County	N	Old Du Quoin	17 miles [27 km]
	Pope County	E	Abbot	30 miles [48 km]
	Pulaski County	S	Wetaug	27 miles [43 km]
	Randolph County	NW	Shiloh Hill	25 miles [40 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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