Map of Mount Olive city, Illinois

Mount Olive is a city in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,015 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Metro East region within the St. Louis metropolitan area.

Mount Olive city overview:
Name:	Mount Olive city
LSAD Code:	25
LSAD Description:	city (suffix)
State:	Illinois
County:	Macoupin County
Elevation:	682 ft (208 m)
Total Area:	1.156 sq mi (2.99 km²)
Land Area:	1.153 sq mi (2.99 km²)
Water Area:	0.003 sq mi (0.008 km²)
Total Population:	2,015
Population Density:	1,747.61/sq mi (674.49/km²)
ZIP code:	62069
Area code:	217
FIPS code:	1751024
GNISfeature ID:	2395123

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Geography

Mount Olive is located in southeastern Macoupin County. Illinois Route 138 has its eastern terminus in the city, leading west 5 miles (8 km) to Benld. Former U.S. Route 66 passed through the north and west sides of the city and later on a wider alignment farther north and west of the city. Both routings are now local roads, as Interstate 55 now passes 1 mile (1.6 km) west of town, with access from Exit 44 (IL 138). Old Route 66 leads 8 miles (13 km) northeast to Litchfield and southwest 6 miles (10 km) to Staunton, and I-55 leads north 50 miles (80 km) to Springfield and southwest 45 miles (72 km) to St. Louis.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Mount Olive has a total area of 1.16 square miles (3.00 km), of which 0.003 square miles (0.01 km), or 0.26%, are water. The city drains west to tributaries of Cahokia Creek, a west-flowing direct tributary of the Mississippi River, and southeast to Silver Creek, a south-flowing tributary of the Kaskaskia River.