Villa Ridge is an unincorporated community in Pulaski County, Illinois, United States. Villa Ridge has a post office with ZIP code 62996.[2]

Villa Ridge, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Park in Village Ridge
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Coordinates: 37°09′31″N 89°11′41″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Pulaski
Elevation	387 ft (118 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code	62996
Area code(s)	618
GNIS feature ID	420315[1]

The town is located north of Mounds and was established in 1852 by the Illinois Central Railroad. An active rail line still runs through the town.

A post office was established in 1853 and named "Valley Forge"; it was changed to Villa Ridge in 1861.[3] The present name is after a farm of the same name near the original town site.[4]

Notable persons

• Villa Ridge is the birthplace of John Morton Eshleman, who served as Lieutenant Governor of California during 1915 and 1916.
• Laura Jacinta Rittenhouse was buried at Cairo City Cemetery (1911).
• Hometown of Hunter Duke, a local radio personality on Mix 96.5 based out of Cape Girardeau.

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