Official Name: | Villa Ridge, Illinois |
Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
Pushpin Label: | Villa Ridge |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Pulaski |
Timezone: | Central (CST) |
Utc Offset: | -6 |
Timezone Dst: | CDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
Elevation Ft: | 384 |
Coordinates: | 37.1586°N -89.1947°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 62996 |
Area Code: | 618 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 420315 |
Villa Ridge is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States.
Villa Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 62996.[1]
The town is located north of Mounds and was established in 1852 by the Illinois Central Railroad. An active rail line still runs through the town.
A post office was established in 1853 and named "Valley Forge"; it was changed to Villa Ridge in 1861.[2] The present name is after a farm of the same name near the original town site.[3]