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Lyons, Illinois

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Chicago. It lies just east of Lyons and has a population of 2,896,016 people.<1>

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 24 miles [38 km] to the west of Lyons and has a population of 142,990 people.

Other large communities in the area:

 Community DirectionDistance<2>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Arlington Heights   NW21 mi [33.8 km]73,3993.46% decrease
 Bolingbrook   SW16 mi [25.75 km]70,82325.75% increase
 Cicero   NE3 mi [4.83 km]80,4146.08% decrease
 Des Plaines   N15 mi [24.14 km]57,0622.82% decrease
 Elgin   NW30 mi [48.28 km]106,33012.53% increase
 Evanston   N17 mi [27.36 km]77,6934.65% increase
 Joliet   SW25 mi [40.23 km]146,12537.57% increase
 Mount Prospect   N18 mi [28.97 km]53,3385.2% decrease
 Naperville   W18 mi [28.97 km]143,11711.5% increase
 Palatine   NW24 mi [38.62 km]67,0802.45% increase
 Schaumburg   NW20 mi [32.19 km]71,7164.87% decrease
 Skokie   N15 mi [24.14 km]66,6205.17% increase
 Waukegan   N38 mi [61.2 km]90,7883.28% increase
 Gary (IN)   SE28 mi [45.06 km]95,9206.64% decrease
 Hammond (IN)   SE21 mi [33.8 km]76,7327.61% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bedford Park   SE3 mi [4.83 km]5337.14% decrease
 Berwyn   NE2 mi [3.22 km]49,9197.58% decrease
 Broadview   NW3 mi [4.83 km]7,6257.73% decrease
 Brookfield   NWLess than 2 mi18,0775.28% decrease
 Countryside   SW3 mi [4.83 km]5,7953.27% decrease
 Forest Park   N3 mi [4.83 km]15,2242.96% decrease
 Forest View   E2 mi [3.22 km]7187.71% decrease
 Hodgkins   SW3 mi [4.83 km]2,0145.62% decrease
 La Grange Park   NW3 mi [4.83 km]12,4046.7% decrease
 La Grange   W2 mi [3.22 km]15,2442.33% decrease
 McCook   SWLess than 2 mi2376.69% decrease
 North Riverside   N2 mi [3.22 km]6,2406.7% decrease
 Riverside   NLess than 2 mi8,2727% decrease
 Stickney   E2 mi [3.22 km]5,7746.08% decrease
 Summit   SLess than 2 mi10,2233.89% decrease

Cook County

Lyons is located in Cook County.

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

 CountyDirectionNearest CommunityDistance From
Lyons
 Coles County   NWCountry Club Estates26 miles [41 km]
 DuPage County   WFullersburg5 miles [8 km]
 Grundy County   SWMinooka34 miles [54 km]
 Kane County   WWoodland Hills23 miles [37 km]
 Kankakee County   SSollitt37 miles [59 km]
 Kendall County   WWolfs24 miles [38 km]
 Lake County   NWoodridge23 miles [37 km]
 McHenry County   NWSki Hill33 miles [53 km]
 Tazewell County   SWFond du Lac26 miles [41 km]
 Will County   SWBayberry Ridge12 miles [19 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) Lyons. 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 Lyons.

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<2>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Lyons 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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