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Latitude: 40.43102 to 40.60629
Longitude: -88.95139 to -89.00472
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Area code(s): 309
Zip Code(s): 61701, 61702, 61704, 61709, 61710, 61791, 61799
Population: 64,808
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Bloomington, pop. 64,808 (2000 census),
is a city in the Midwest state of Illinois in the United States of America,
on the classic Route 66 highway across the country. With neighboring
Normal (pop. 45,386 2000 census), it forms a combined community of over
110,000 known locally as the Twin Cities. Illinois Wesleyan
University is in Bloomington, and is not to be confused with Illinois
State University in Normal.
The Twin Cities are located in the heart of Central Illinois,
approximately 125 miles southwest of Chicago, 155 miles northeast of St.
Louis, and 64 miles northeast of Springfield, the State Capital. Bloomington
is the County Seat of McLean County, the largest county in Illinois
(approximately 762,240 acres). Interstates 39, 55 and 74 converge on
Bloomington-Normal, as well as US Route 51 and State Route 9.
The Twin Cities are also serviced by four major More...
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Illinois: Central Region: McLean County: Bloomington