Zion, Illinois

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The city of Zion is located in Lake County.

Zion is 200 feet [60.96 m] above sea level.^<1>

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

Communities that are also named Zion can be found in:

At the time of the 2000 Census, Zion had a population of 22,866 people^<2> (or 3.53% of the total population of Lake County). The population of Zion represented 0.18% of the total of Illinois, making it the state's 91st most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Zion had a population of 25,161 people. This is an increase of 10.04% 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 Zion.

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance<3>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Gurnee	SW	7 mi [11.27 km]	30,608	6.15% increase
	Highland Park	S	19 mi [30.58 km]	31,449	0.27% increase
	Libertyville	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	21,843	5.31% increase
	Mundelein	SW	15 mi [24.14 km]	33,717	8.99% increase
	North Chicago	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	32,608	9.22% decrease
	Round Lake Beach	SW	13 mi [20.92 km]	27,855	7.72% increase

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

Websites for Zion

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The Commemorative Quarter for Illinois<4>

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People are finding Google's 'Search-by-Location' to be a useful tool when 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) Zion. 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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