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Lancaster ZIP code, Illinois

The ZIP code for Lancaster, IL is 62855, and its area code is 618.

USPS city name
1 ZIP code
Area code
618

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Lancaster itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Mount Carmel (2.4 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

ZIP codes addressed as Lancaster

ZIP codes with the USPS city name Lancaster
ZIP City Type
62855 Lancaster , IL No street area

Towns near Lancaster

Towns near Lancaster
TownPopulationDistance
Mount Carmel 6,854 2.9 mi
Princeton, IN 8,372 13.4 mi
Fort Branch, IN 3,021 17.2 mi
Lawrenceville 3,941 23.4 mi
Vincennes, IN 16,586 25.2 mi
Olney 8,577 26.6 mi
Highland, IN 5,114 28.4 mi
Carmi 4,845 29.1 mi

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