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Des Plaines, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Chicago. It is located about 17 miles [27 km] to the southeast of Des Plaines and has a population of 2,896,016 people.<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 27 miles [43 km] to the southwest of Des Plaines and has a population of 142,990 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Arlington Heights   NW5 mi [8.05 km]73,3993.46% decrease
 Bolingbrook   SW25 mi [40.23 km]70,82325.75% increase
 Cicero   SE14 mi [22.53 km]80,4146.08% decrease
 Elgin   W21 mi [33.8 km]106,33012.53% increase
 Evanston   E10 mi [16.09 km]77,6934.65% increase
 Joliet   S37 mi [59.5 km]146,12537.57% increase
 Naperville   SW23 mi [37.01 km]143,11711.5% increase
 Palatine   NW9 mi [14.48 km]67,0802.45% increase
 Schaumburg   W9 mi [14.48 km]71,7164.87% decrease
 Skokie   E8 mi [12.87 km]66,6205.17% increase
 Waukegan   N23 mi [37.01 km]90,7883.28% increase
 Gary (IN)   SE41 mi [66 km]95,9206.64% decrease
 Hammond (IN)   SE35 mi [56.3 km]76,7327.61% decrease
 Kenosha (WI)   N38 mi [61.2 km]96,9507.3% increase
 Racine (WI)   N48 mi [77.2 km]82,1960.42% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bensenville   S5 mi [8.05 km]20,1382.73% decrease
 Covenant Village   NE6 mi [9.66 km]---
 Elk Grove Village   SW5 mi [8.05 km]33,3204.05% decrease
 Franklin Park   S6 mi [9.66 km]17,9657.56% decrease
 Glenview   NE5 mi [8.05 km]46,18010.35% increase
 Golf   E6 mi [9.66 km]4451.33% decrease
 Harwood Heights   SE6 mi [9.66 km]8,0582.88% decrease
 Morton Grove   E5 mi [8.05 km]22,4780.12% increase
 Mount Prospect   NW2 mi [3.22 km]53,3385.2% decrease
 Niles   E4 mi [6.44 km]28,6664.66% decrease
 Norridge   SE6 mi [9.66 km]13,9544.31% decrease
 Park Ridge   SE3 mi [4.83 km]36,9272.24% decrease
 Prospect Heights   N4 mi [6.44 km]16,0476.05% decrease
 Rosemont   SE3 mi [4.83 km]3,9296.98% decrease
 Schiller Park   S5 mi [8.05 km]11,5732.34% decrease

Cook County

Des Plaines is located in Cook County.

Below are counties that are near Des Plaines (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Des Plaines:

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Des Plaines
 Coles County   NWCountry Club Estates10 miles [16 km]
 DeKalb County   WMaple Park36 miles [57 km]
 DuPage County   SWWood Dale6 miles [9 km]
 Kane County   WBarrington Center15 miles [24 km]
 Kendall County   SWWolfs29 miles [46 km]
 Lake County   NVillage of Buffalo Grove9 miles [14 km]
 McHenry County   NWSki Hill19 miles [30 km]
 Tazewell County   SWFond du Lac36 miles [57 km]
 Will County   SBayberry Ridge22 miles [35 km]
 Lake County (IN)   SERobertsdale (IN)31 miles [49 km]



Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Des Plaines. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Footnotes

<1>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Des Plaines.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Des Plaines and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<3>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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