Lake County, Illinois
Lake County covers 444 sq mi of land and has about 714,223 residents. 32 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 28 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.
Population
714,223
1,610/sq mi
Median household income
$110K
U.S. $81K
Median home value
$346K
U.S. $333K
Median rent
$1,477
U.S. $1,413
Median age
39.1
U.S. 38.9
Poverty rate
8.3%
U.S. 12.5%
Cities and towns
- Waukegan3 zips
- Round Lake1 zip
- Lake Zurich1 zip
- Buffalo Grove1 zip
- Mundelein1 zip
- Gurnee1 zip
- Grayslake1 zip
- Lake Villa1 zip
- Zion1 zip
- Highland Park1 zip
- Libertyville1 zip
- Deerfield1 zip
- Vernon Hills1 zip
- Antioch1 zip
- Lake Forest1 zip
- Wauconda1 zip
- North Chicago2 zips
- Great Lakes1 zip
- Fox Lake1 zip
- Lake Bluff1 zip
- Wadsworth1 zip
- Ingleside1 zip
- Lincolnshire1 zip
- Island Lake1 zip
- Winthrop Harbor1 zip
- Highwood1 zip
- Russell1 zip
- Fort Sheridan1 zip
Zip codes in Lake County
32 total
| Zip | City | Type | Population | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60002 | Antioch | 24,232 | $104,981 | |
| 60011 | Barrington · PO box | — | — | |
| 60015 | Deerfield | 28,096 | $183,125 | |
| 60020 | Fox Lake | 10,970 | $73,949 | |
| 60030 | Grayslake | 35,792 | $104,795 | |
| 60031 | Gurnee | 37,107 | $111,034 | |
| 60035 | Highland Park | 30,398 | $168,094 | |
| 60037 | Fort Sheridan · PO box | — | — | |
| 60040 | Highwood | 5,301 | $107,875 | |
| 60041 | Ingleside | 9,024 | $93,396 | |
| 60042 | Island Lake | 8,347 | $99,917 | |
| 60044 | Lake Bluff | 10,312 | $134,724 | |
| 60045 | Lake Forest | 21,074 | $233,125 | |
| 60046 | Lake Villa | 34,613 | $126,042 | |
| 60047 | Lake Zurich | 44,240 | $176,081 | |
| 60048 | Libertyville | 29,124 | $173,975 | |
| 60060 | Mundelein | 37,344 | $110,335 | |
| 60061 | Vernon Hills | 27,974 | $124,468 | |
| 60064 | North Chicago | 14,884 | $49,195 | |
| 60069 | Lincolnshire | 8,502 | $162,826 | |
| 60073 | Round Lake | 62,868 | $98,514 | |
| 60075 | Russell | 129 | — | |
| 60079 | Waukegan · PO box | — | — | |
| 60083 | Wadsworth | 9,981 | $123,125 | |
| 60084 | Wauconda | 17,192 | $110,090 | |
| 60085 | Waukegan | 72,341 | $66,793 | |
| 60086 | North Chicago · PO box | — | — | |
| 60087 | Waukegan | 27,293 | $76,738 | |
| 60088 | Great Lakes | 14,400 | $66,008 | |
| 60089 | Buffalo Grove | 42,872 | $129,401 | |
| 60096 | Winthrop Harbor | 6,527 | $95,601 | |
| 60099 | Zion | 30,881 | $66,109 |
Lake County at a glance
Compared with the U.S.
Household income distribution
<$25k
10%
$25–50k
12%
$50–75k
12%
$75–100k
11%
$100–150k
19%
$150–200k
12%
$200k+
24%
Highest education (adults 25+)
No diploma
9%
High school
20%
Some college
17%
Associate's
7%
Bachelor's
28%
Graduate
20%
How people get to work
Drove alone
66%
Carpooled
8%
Transit
3%
Walked
2%
Bicycle
0.1%
Worked from home
19%
Other
1%
At a glance
| Lake | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Own their home | 74.8% | 65.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 47.7% | 35.7% |
| Work from home | 19.5% | 15.1% |
| Households with broadband | 94.3% | 91% |
| Without health insurance | 6.9% | 8.4% |
| Foreign-born | 19.8% | 14.1% |
| Veterans (of adults) | 4.7% | 6.2% |
| Unemployment | 5.2% | 5.2% |
| Average commute | 28.5 min | 26.4 min |