Newark, Illinois

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

The next largest community is Aurora. It is located about 21 miles [33 km] to the northeast of Newark and has a population of 142,990 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington Heights	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease
	Berwyn	NE	45 mi [72.4 km]	49,919	7.58% decrease
	Bolingbrook	NE	26 mi [41.84 km]	70,823	25.75% increase
	Cicero	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	80,414	6.08% decrease
	Des Plaines	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	57,062	2.82% decrease
	Elgin	N	37 mi [59.5 km]	106,330	12.53% increase
	Joliet	E	22 mi [35.41 km]	146,125	37.57% increase
	Mount Prospect	NE	49 mi [78.9 km]	53,338	5.2% decrease
	Naperville	NE	25 mi [40.23 km]	143,117	11.5% increase
	Oak Lawn	E	44 mi [70.8 km]	53,244	3.62% decrease
	Oak Park	NE	47 mi [75.6 km]	49,557	5.65% decrease
	Orland Park	E	37 mi [59.5 km]	55,514	8.69% increase
	Palatine	NE	48 mi [77.2 km]	67,080	2.45% increase
	Schaumburg	NE	42 mi [67.6 km]	71,716	4.87% decrease
	Wheaton	NE	32 mi [51.5 km]	54,465	1.72% decrease

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Big Rock	N	15 mi [24.14 km]	---
	Gaslight Village	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]	---
	Hinckley	N	16 mi [25.75 km]	2,081	4.36% increase
	Leland	NW	12 mi [19.31 km]	962	0.82% decrease
	Lisbon	SE	6 mi [9.66 km]	335	35.08% increase
	Millbrook	N	4 mi [6.44 km]	---
	Millington	NW	2 mi [3.22 km]	509	11.14% increase
	Minooka	E	16 mi [25.75 km]	10,514	164.77% increase
	Morris	SE	13 mi [20.92 km]	13,812	15.79% increase
	Plano	N	9 mi [14.48 km]	11,886	111.01% increase
	Plattville	E	10 mi [16.09 km]	---
	Sandwich	N	8 mi [12.87 km]	7,337	12.72% increase
	Sheridan	W	5 mi [8.05 km]	1,963	18.58% decrease
	Somonauk	NW	8 mi [12.87 km]	1,651	27.49% increase
	Yorkville	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]	16,505	166.68% increase

Kendall County

Newark is located in Kendall County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Kendall: DeKalb, DuPage, Grundy, Kane, La Salle and Will.

While not sharing a border with Kendall, the following counties are close to Newark: Tazewell, Lee and Cook.

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

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Newark
	Bureau County	W	Clarion	31 miles [49 km]
	Cook County	E	Big Run Acres	29 miles [46 km]
	DeKalb County	N	Sandwich	8 miles [12 km]
	DuPage County	NE	Aurora	21 miles [33 km]
	Grundy County	S	Nettle Creek	6 miles [9 km]
	Kane County	N	Big Rock	15 miles [24 km]
	Kankakee County	SE	Essex	31 miles [49 km]
	La Salle County	W	Sheridan	5 miles [8 km]
	Lee County	W	Radley	19 miles [30 km]
	Livingston County	S	Budd	30 miles [48 km]

The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<3>

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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.

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