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Rock Falls, IL Road Trips

Plan drives from Rock Falls, IL with practical route pages for distance, drive time, fuel cost, road character, and places to stop along the way.

city in Illinois

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Trip Routes

1

Longest Drive

270.7 mi

York, IL

Quickest Drive

5h 45m

York, IL

Plan Around Rock Falls, IL

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Rock Falls, IL by the Numbers

Recent demographic snapshot from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey.

Population

8,683

Median Income

$48,733

Median Home Value

$82,400

Median Age

39.9

Source: US Census Bureau ACS 5-year (public domain). See our methodology for details.

Notable People from Rock Falls, IL

A sampling of people born in Rock Falls, IL.

Louie Bellson

Louie Bellson

1924–2009

American jazz drummer (1924โ€“2009)

Zelma O'Neal

Zelma O'Neal

1903–1989

American actress (1903-1989)

City data from Wikidata (Q578614), available under CC0. Photos from Wikimedia Commons under their respective licenses. See our methodology for details.

Traveler Guide to Rock Falls, IL

Sterling and Rock Falls are adjacent towns in Northern Illinois.

1 Ronald Reagan Birthplace & Museum, 111-113 S. Main Street, Tampico, โ˜ +1 815 622-8705, [email protected]. (updated Aug 2020) Sinnissippi Park, off Sinnissippi Rd east of downtown, offers views of the Rock River, Indian mounds, and the Sinissippi Dam Trail that crosses the river atop the dam.

Travel tips adapted from Sterling-Rock Falls on Wikivoyage, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Content summarized; visit the source for the full article. See our methodology for how we use it.

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