Goodwine, Illinois
Encyclopedia
Goodwine is an unincorporated community
in southern Iroquois County
, Illinois
, United States
. It lies along local roads south of the city of Watseka
, the county seat
of Iroquois County. Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m), and it is located at 40°34′2"N 87°47′4"W (40.5672584, -87.7844742). Although Goodwine is unincorporated, it has a post office
, with the ZIP code
of 60939.
Unincorporated area
In law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any municipality.To "incorporate" in this context means to form a municipal corporation, a city, town, or village with its own government. An unincorporated community is usually not subject to or taxed by a municipal government...
in southern Iroquois County
Iroquois County, Illinois
Iroquois County is a county located in the northeast part of the U.S. state of Illinois along the border with Indiana. It is the third largest county in the state in terms of area, covering over . According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 29,718, which is a decrease of 5.2% from 31,334...
, Illinois
Illinois
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, United States
United States
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. It lies along local roads south of the city of Watseka
Watseka, Illinois
Watseka is a city in and the county seat of Iroquois County, Illinois, United States. It is located approximately west of the Illinois-Indiana state line on U.S...
, the county seat
County seat
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of Iroquois County. Its elevation is 659 feet (201 m), and it is located at 40°34′2"N 87°47′4"W (40.5672584, -87.7844742). Although Goodwine is unincorporated, it has a post office
Post office
A post office is a facility forming part of a postal system for the posting, receipt, sorting, handling, transmission or delivery of mail.Post offices offer mail-related services such as post office boxes, postage and packaging supplies...
, with the ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
of 60939.