Paxton, IL -- U.S. city in Illinois Population (2000): 4525 Housing Units (2000): 1888 Land area (2000): 2.227514 sq. miles (5.769235 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 2.227514 sq. miles (5.769235 sq. km) FIPS code: 58239 Located within: Illinois (IL), FIPS 17 Location: 40.458745 N, 88.095784 W ZIP Codes (1990): 60957 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Paxton, IL Paxton