North Chicago, Illinois

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The city of North Chicago is located in Lake County.

Typical abbreviation for North Chicago: N. Chicago

North Chicago is 210 feet [64.01 m] above sea level.^<1>

Time Zone: North Chicago lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

We searched for American and Canadian communities that also have the name of North Chicago, but it seems to be unique to this community.

At the time of the 2000 Census, North Chicago had a population of 35,918 people^<2> (or 5.54% of the total population of Lake County). The population of North Chicago represented 0.29% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 48th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, North Chicago had a population of 32,608 people. This is a decrease of 9.22% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for North Chicago.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Arlington Heights	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	73,399	3.46% decrease
	Buffalo Grove	SW	12 mi [19.31 km]	42,972	0.15% increase
	Des Plaines	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	57,062	2.82% decrease
	Glenview	S	16 mi [25.75 km]	46,180	10.35% increase
	Highland Park	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	31,449	0.27% increase
	Mount Prospect	S	17 mi [27.36 km]	53,338	5.2% decrease

To learn more about neighboring communities, please visit the Neighborhood Page for North Chicago.

Website for North Chicago

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Google's 'Search-by-Location' has proven to be a useful tool by people who planned 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) North Chicago. 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.

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