Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital5.2 miPost officeWasco Post Officeunder a mileTown hallCampton Hills Village Hall1.0 miPoliceElburn Police Department4.0 miFire stationElburn and Countryside Fire Protection District Station 13.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools2 elementaryElementaryWasco Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryBell Graham Elementary School1.7 miCollegeElgin Community College7.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD27 miInterstateI-887.5 miUS highwayUS 207.8 miAmtrakNaperville, IL NPV18 miRailLa FoxMetra3.5 miCoachElgin ILGreyhound12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:18 am – 8:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:18 am – 4:25 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 16°F33 in of rain a year, on about 66 dayswettest month May39 in of snow a year, on about 18 days15 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, West Chicago Dupage Ap station, 9 mi away; snow from Elburn
Parks and public landsAndersen Parkpark · under a mile · 50 acresPoynor Parkpark · 2.0 mi · 119 acresLily Lake Marshstate conservation land · 3.1 miBowes Creek Woods Forest Preserve 3state conservation land · 4.5 mi · 59 acresPratts Wayne Woodsstate conservation land · 8.5 mi · 1,326 acresMoosheart Ravinestate conservation land · 8.7 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes5 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200441 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202425 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighKane County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighTornado Relatively HighRiver flooding Relatively HighLightning Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality62% of days had good air in 2025226 of 365 days measured130 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 45, worst day 165main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Kane County monitors, IL
Drinking waterAuroraserves 183,000 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation852 ft260 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
