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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People18,932 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.77,154 householdsMedian household income $114,831Median home value $342,400Median rent $1,504 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $7,789 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate71% of adults are in the labour force, 10,400 employedMain industries: education and health care 20%, manufacturing 14%, retail 13%Average commute 26 minutes72% drive alone, 5% car-pool, 1% take public transport, 1% walk or cycle, 21% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages41% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 14% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 78%, Spanish 15%, Arabic 3%, other Indo-European languages 1%7% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, 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
Parks and public landsHighland Parkpark · under a mileFearn Parkpark · under a mileMoosheart Ravinestate conservation land · 1.6 miSpringbrook Prairiestate conservation land · 9.3 mi · 1,763 acresPratts Wayne Woodsstate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 1,326 acresLily Lake Marshstate conservation land · 11.1 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 200437 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202422 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 home93% of households have a broadband subscription81% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone4% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterNorth Auroraserves 18,261 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation719 ft219 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMercy Medical Center2.0 miPost officeNorth Aurora Post Officeunder a mileTown hallNorth Aurora Village Hall1.3 miPoliceNorth Aurora Police Department1.3 miFire stationNorth Aurora - Countryside Fire Protection District Station 11.2 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 2 high, 3 otherElementaryGoodwin Elementary Schoolunder a mileElementaryNorth Aurora Seventh Day Adventists Elementary Schoolunder a mileMiddleJewel Middle Schoolunder a mileCollegeRasmussen College Aurora Naperville Campus1.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD26 miInterstateI-882.5 miUS highwayUS 305.7 miAmtrakNaperville, IL NPV11 miRailAuroraMetra3.9 miCoachNaperville Route 59 Metra StationGreyhound7.5 miTransit5 stops within a milePace Suburban BusSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60542 ZIP area.
