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Cairo is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in I…
Cairo is the southernmost city in Illinois and the county seat of Alexander County. A river city, Cairo has the lowest elevation of any location in Illinois and is the only Illinois city to be surrounded by levees. It is in the river-crossed area of Southern Illinois known as "Little Egypt", for which the city is named, after Egypt's capital on the Nile. The city is coterminous with Cairo Precinct.
  • Country: United States
  • State: Illinois
  • County: Alexander
  • Elevation: 315 ft (96 m)
  • Area code: 618
  • Time zone: UTC−6 (CST)
  • ZIP Code: 62914

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