Local servicesHospitalRush Copley Medical Center5.0 miPost officeOswego Post Office1.8 miTown hallOswego Village Hall2.2 miPoliceOswego Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationOswego Fire Protection District Station 1under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi4 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 high, 1 otherMiddleTraughber Junior High Schoolunder a mileElementaryPrairie Point Elementary School1.2 miHighOswego High School1.4 miCollegeWaubonsee Community College - Aurora Fox Valley Campus5.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD30 miInterstateI-558.6 miUS highwayUS 341.6 miAmtrakPlano, IL PLO11 miRailAuroraMetra6.4 miCoachNaperville Route 59 Metra StationGreyhound9.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60543 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 60543 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 12 min5:19 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 9 min7:16 am – 4:26 pm
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People41,723 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.214,200 householdsMedian household income $116,507Median home value $319,300Median rent $1,558 a month86% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $8,084 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting2.9% unemployment rate70% of adults are in the labour force, 22,108 employedMain industries: education and health care 26%, retail 14%, professional and business services 10%Average commute 30 minutes74% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages42% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 17% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 79%, Spanish 14%, other Indo-European languages 3%, Russian or other Slavic 2%6% 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, 8 mi away
Nearby landmarksWaubonsee Community College - Aurora Fox Valley Campuscollege · 5.1 miAux Sable Grove (historical)woods · 3.4 miWillow Lakelake · 7.5 miMastodon Lakelake · 5.0 miAurora Universitycollege · 6.1 miLong Grovewoods · 7.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsSouth Point Parkpark · under a milePrairie Point Greenwaypark · under a mileGlen D. Palmers State Game Farmstate conservation land · 6.9 miSpringbrook Prairiestate conservation land · 8.0 mi · 1,763 acresSilver Springsstate park · 10.1 mi · 1,189 acresMoosheart Ravinestate conservation land · 10.9 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 200433 mi away, near Dayton, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202420 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowKendall County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality64% of days had good air in 2025233 of 365 days measured126 moderate, 5 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 1 unhealthy daysMedian index 42, worst day 158main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: DuPage County, IL, 18 mi away
Internet at home95% of households have a broadband subscription87% have cable, fibre or DSL5% rely on a mobile data plan alone3% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterOswegoserves 38,169 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation670 ft204 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
