Rock Falls, Illinois

The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Rockford. It is located about 46 miles [74 km] to the northeast of Rock Falls and has a population of 150,115 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Davenport (IA). It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the west of Rock Falls and has a population of 98,359 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Bettendorf (IA)	W	43 mi [69.2 km]	32,584	4.19% increase
	Clinton (IA)	W	28 mi [45.06 km]	26,407	4.92% decrease
	De Kalb	E	49 mi [78.9 km]	45,497	16.61% increase
	Dixon	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	15,033	5.7% decrease
	East Moline	SW	43 mi [69.2 km]	20,892	2.75% increase
	Freeport	N	35 mi [56.3 km]	24,615	6.91% decrease
	Kewanee	S	38 mi [61.2 km]	12,302	4.96% decrease
	La Salle	SE	43 mi [69.2 km]	9,520	2.82% decrease
	Mendota	SE	33 mi [53.1 km]	6,995	3.81% decrease
	Moline	SW	45 mi [72.4 km]	43,088	1.55% decrease
	Peru	SE	41 mi [66 km]	9,810	0.25% decrease
	Princeton	SE	29 mi [46.67 km]	7,496	---
	Rochelle	E	33 mi [53.1 km]	9,847	4.49% increase
	Rock Island	SW	50 mi [80.5 km]	38,139	3.89% decrease
	Sterling	N	Less than 2 mi	15,124	2.12% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Amboy	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,574	0.51% increase
	Chadwick	NW	19 mi [30.58 km]	471	6.73% decrease
	Coleta	NW	10 mi [16.09 km]	151	2.58% decrease
	Deer Grove	S	11 mi [17.7 km]	47	2.08% decrease
	Harmon	SE	7 mi [11.27 km]	144	3.36% decrease
	Lyndon	W	12 mi [19.31 km]	543	4.06% decrease
	Milledgeville	N	13 mi [20.92 km]	930	8.46% decrease
	Morrison	W	14 mi [22.53 km]	4,303	3.24% decrease
	Nachusa	E	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Nelson	E	4 mi [6.44 km]	157	3.68% decrease
	New Bedford	S	18 mi [28.97 km]	91	4.21% decrease
	Polo	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	2,477	---
	Prophetstown	SW	14 mi [22.53 km]	1,925	4.84% decrease
	Tampico	SW	11 mi [17.7 km]	728	5.7% decrease
	Walnut	S	15 mi [24.14 km]	1,400	4.18% decrease

Whiteside County

Rock Falls 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).

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rock Falls
	Clinton County (IA)	W	Lyons (IA)	26 miles [41 km]
	Jackson County (IA)	NW	Sabula (IA)	32 miles [51 km]
	Scott County (IA)	W	Rivercrest Estates (IA)	34 miles [54 km]
	Bureau County	S	Normandy	14 miles [22 km]
	Carroll County	N	Hazelhurst	13 miles [20 km]
	DeKalb County	E	Lee	38 miles [61 km]
	Henry County	SW	Aliceville	18 miles [28 km]
	Jo Daviess County	NW	Pleasant Valley	35 miles [56 km]
	La Salle County	SE	Mendota	33 miles [53 km]
	Lee County	E	Nelson	4 miles [6 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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