| Official Name: | Whittington, Illinois |
| Settlement Type: | Unincorporated community |
| Pushpin Map: | Illinois#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Whittington |
| Pushpin Label Position: | bottom |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | United States |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Illinois |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Franklin |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Ewing |
| Timezone: | Central (CST) |
| Utc Offset: | -6 |
| Timezone Dst: | CDT |
| Utc Offset Dst: | -5 |
| Elevation Ft: | 443 |
| Coordinates: | 38.0892°N -88.9028°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
| Postal Code: | 62897 |
| Area Code: | 618 |
| Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank Info: | 421122 |
| Blank1 Name: | Public Transit |
| Blank1 Info: | South Central Transit |
Whittington is an unincorporated community in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. Whittington is located near the eastern shore of Rend Lake and Exit 77 of Interstate 57. It is the site of the headquarters of Wayne Fitzgerrell State Recreation Area. Whittington has a post office with ZIP code 62897.[1]