Local servicesHospitalNorthwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Hospital8.1 miPost officeMaple Park Post Office1.3 miTown hallMaple Park Village Hall1.5 miPoliceCortland Police Department5.8 miFire stationMaple Park and Countryside Fire Protection District1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago Rockford International Airport RFD33 miMajor airportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD35 miInterstateI-883.3 miUS highwayUS 3010 miAmtrakPlano, IL PLO18 miRailElburnMetra6.1 miCoachDekalb Holmes Student CenterGreyhound9.7 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60151 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min5:19 am – 8:33 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:18 am – 4:26 pm
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People4,295 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 42.11,566 householdsMedian household income $121,667Median home value $334,200Median rent $1,649 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,101 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 2,484 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, construction 15%, manufacturing 13%Average commute 30 minutes78% drive alone, 6% car-pool, 4% walk or cycle, 13% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages33% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 94%, Spanish 4%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 28°F, lows 13°F37 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month May33 in of snow a year, on about 24 days13 days above 90°F, 141 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, De Kalb station, 10 mi away
Parks and public landsLily Lake Marshstate conservation land · 5.0 miCortland Community Parkpark · 5.4 miElburn Lions Community Parkpark · 5.6 miBowes Creek Woods Forest Preserve 3state conservation land · 10.1 mi · 59 acresMoosheart Ravinestate conservation land · 14.1 miJay Woods Forest Preservestate conservation land · 14.4 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 200436 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202420 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
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription59% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone5% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterMaple Parkserves 1,484 people from ground water3 health-based violations since 2021latest Jan 2026: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), maximum contaminant level8 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation859 ft262 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
