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ALTON

Illinois · UNITED STATES (US) · 38.89°N / 90.18°W

IL
ADM1 · ID GeoNames 4,232,679

Alton is a city in United States with a population of 27,003. It sits at 38.89/-90.18, runs on America/Chicago, is 3 km from Upper Alton.

Population 27,003
Place Type Populated Place
Elevation 150m
Timezone America/Chicago

All facts

fields
Country
United States
Subdivision
Illinois
Coords
38.89°N / 90.18°W
UTC offset
-6
DST
Observed

Proximity

nearest 10 · within 50 km
NE Upper Alton Illinois 29,251 3.7 km
SW West Alton Missouri 530 4.4 km
E East Alton Illinois 6,176 6.4 km
N Godfrey Illinois 17,759 7.2 km
SE Wood River Illinois 10,294 8.2 km
E Rosewood Heights Illinois 4,038 8.6 km
SE Hartford Illinois 1,382 10.0 km
SE Roxana Illinois 1,483 10.5 km
SW Old Jamestown Missouri 19,184 10.7 km
S Spanish Lake Missouri 19,650 11.7 km

Air access

nearby

FAQ

3 questions
What is the population of Alton?
27,003 people, per GeoNames.
Which timezone is Alton in?
America/Chicago.
Which country is Alton in?
United States (US).

Get this page as JSON

no auth
cURL 200 OK
$ curl https://api.cityapi.org/v1/cities/4232679

{
  "data": {
    "id": 4232679,
    "name": "Alton",
    "ascii_name": "Alton",
    "country_code": "US",
    "population": 27003,
    "elevation": 150,
    "timezone_id": "America/Chicago",
    "feature_class": "P",
    "feature_code": "PPL",
    "latitude": 38.8906,
    "longitude": -90.18428
  }
}
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