Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital9.0 miPost officeLeland Post Officeunder a mileTown hallEarl Town Hall5.1 miPoliceLeland Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationLeland Fire Protection District Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi2 schools1 elementary, 1 highElementaryLeland Elementary Schoolunder a mileHighLeland High Schoolunder a mileCollegeWaubonsee Community College - Plano Campus14.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD43 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD52 miInterstateI-3913 miUS highwayUS 342.3 miAmtrakPlano, IL PLO13 miCoachDekalb Holmes Student CenterGreyhound22 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60531 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60531 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:21 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 10 min7:18 am – 4:28 pm
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People2,170 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.3816 householdsMedian household income $77,672Median home value $225,800Median rent $1,532 a month67% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $4,828 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting7.5% unemployment rate69% of adults are in the labour force, 1,092 employedMain industries: farming, forestry and mining 15%, education and health care 15%, construction 13%Average commute 41 minutes77% drive alone, 13% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher97% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 96%, Spanish 2%, other Indo-European languages 1%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 82°F, lows 62°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 12°F37 in of rain a year, on about 69 dayswettest month May30 in of snow a year, on about 17 days8 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Paw Paw 2s station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsSomonauk Community Parkpark · 5.3 miShabbona Lake State Parkstate recreation area · 8.7 mi · 1,531 acresSandwich Fairgroundrecreation area · 8.0 mi · 53 acresSilver Springsstate park · 12.7 mi · 1,189 acresLower Fox River- Blake's Landingstate conservation land · 11.3 miJay Woods Forest Preservestate conservation land · 12.1 mi · 116 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes7 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19702 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 28 Jun 200412 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 20244 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively ModerateLaSalle County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind 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, nearest monitors: Kane County, IL, 29 mi away
Internet at home93% of households have a broadband subscription62% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterLelandserves 951 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation711 ft217 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
