Local servicesHospitalMercy Medical Center2.8 miPost officeMooseheart Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorth Aurora Village Hall1.4 miPoliceNorth Aurora Police Department1.8 miFire stationNorth Aurora - Countryside Fire Protection District Station 11.4 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools6 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 2 otherSchoolMooseheart Schoolright hereElementaryNorth Aurora Seventh Day Adventists Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryAlice Gustafson Elementary School1.2 miCollegeRasmussen College Aurora Naperville Campus2.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD25 miInterstateI-883.6 miUS highwayUS 306.8 miAmtrakNaperville, IL NPV10 miRailGenevaMetra4.2 miCoachNaperville Route 59 Metra StationGreyhound7.3 miTransit7 stops within a milePace Suburban BusSources: 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 60539 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 13 min5:18 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min7:17 am – 4:25 pm
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People277 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 27.20 householdsSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting0.0% unemployment rate53% of adults are in the labour force, 118 employedMain industries: education and health care 36%, construction 27%, hospitality, food and recreation 22%Average commute 12 minutes10% drive alone, 27% car-pool, 41% walk or cycle, 22% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages38% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher100% finished high school, 38% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 18%, French or Haitian Creole 3%16% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 65°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 16°F39 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month May28 in of snow a year, on about 17 days17 days above 90°F, 134 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Aurora station, 3 mi away
Nearby landmarksMooseheart Lakelake · under a mileRasmussen College Aurora Naperville Campuscollege · 2.8 miNelson Lakelake · 2.3 miNorth Aurora Islandisland · 1.5 miClark Islandisland · 2.0 miBig Woods (historical)woods · 2.5 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsMoosheart Ravinestate conservation land · under a mileLippold Parkpark · under a mileHawks' Bluff Parkpark · under a mileSpringbrook Prairiestate conservation land · 9.4 mi · 1,763 acresPratts Wayne Woodsstate conservation land · 9.8 mi · 1,326 acresLily Lake Marshstate conservation land · 10.7 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 200439 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202423 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 waterMooseheartserves 272 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation725 ft221 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
