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A township of 2,058 people in Lawrence County, Illinois
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Conserved land0.2%24 of 10,157 acres
Trails13 mi0.8 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves012 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Bridgeport State Bank, Bridgeport, Ill (NBY 428629)c. 1914
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Bridgeport State Bank, Bridgeport, Ill (NBY 428629), c. 1914

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About Bridgeport

City in Illinois, United States
1,800Population
1.1 sq miArea
449 ftElevation

Bridgeport is a city in Lawrence County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Bridgeport had a population of 1,800.

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ZIP code62417
Area code618
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Housing in Bridgeport

$97K▼ 11.5% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Bridgeport home is worth about $97,000, down 11.5% in a year, 67% below the Illinois typical home.

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School Grade B-

The public schools Bridgeport’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 52% of Illinois’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

DistrictRed Hill CUSD 10Schools2

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