Sterling
Sterling is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States, along the Rock River. The population was 14,782 at the 2020 census, down from 15,370 in 2010.
- Town with about 14,800 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 660 feet (200 metres)
- …has the IATA airport code SQI
- Description: city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States
- Postal code: 61081
- Also known as“Sterling, IL”“Sterling, Illinois”
Places of Interest
Discover Sterling Theater and First Congregational Church of Sterling.
Paul W. Dillon Home
The Paul W. Dillon Home, often referred to as the Dillon Home, is located in Sterling, Illinois.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rock Falls and Sterling-Rock Falls.
Rock Falls
Rock Falls is a city in Whiteside County, Illinois, United States.
Sterling
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Latitude
41.78825° or 41° 47′ 18″ north
Longitude
-89.69537° or 89° 41′ 43″ west
UN/LOCODE
US SGI
Open location code
86HGQ8Q3+8V
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
place = town
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Welsh—“Sterling” goes by many names.
سترلينغArabic
ستيرلينغArabic
ستيرلينغ، إلنويArabic
ستيرلينغ، إلينويArabic
ՍթերլինգArmenian
SterlingBasque
СтэрлінгBelarusian
Стэрлінг, ІлінойсBelarusian
СтърлингBulgarian
SterlingCatalan
SterlingCebuano
СтерлингChechen
斯特灵Chinese
斯特靈Chinese
SterlingCroatian
SterlingCzech
SterlingDanish
SterlingDutch
استرلینگGilaki
استرلینگ (ايلينؤی)Gilaki
SterlingHaitian
Sterling, IlinwaHaitian
סטרלינגHebrew
SterlingIdo
Sterling, IllinoisIdo
SterlingIrish
SterlingItalian
スターリングJapanese
スターリング (イリノイ)Japanese
스털링Korean
SterlingLadin
استرلینگMazanderani
استرلینگ (ایلینوی)Mazanderani
SterlingMin Nan Chinese
SterlingNorwegian
SterlingNorwegian Bokmål
استرلینگPersian
استرلینگ، ایلینویPersian
SterlingPolish
СтерлингRussian
SterlingScottish Gaelic
Sterling, IllinoisScottish Gaelic
СтерлингSerbian
SterlingSerbo-Croatian
Sterling, IllinoisSerbo-Croatian
SterlingSlovak
SterlingSlovenian
استرلینقSouth Azerbaijani
استرلینق، ایلینویSouth Azerbaijani
SterlingSwedish
Sterling, IllinoisSwedish
СтерлингTatar
СтерлиңTatar
SterlingTurkish
Sterling, IllinoisTurkish
СтерлінгUkrainian
سٹرلنگUrdu
سٹرلنگ، الینوائےUrdu
SterlingUzbek
СтерлингUzbek
SterlingVietnamese
Sterling, IllinoisVietnamese
SterlingVolapük
SterlingWaray (Philippines)
Sterling, IllinoisWaray (Philippines)
SterlingWelsh
Sterling, IllinoisWelsh
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