Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min5:16 am – 8:31 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 7 min7:17 am – 4:23 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 87°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 32°F, lows 14°F38 in of rain a year, on about 71 dayswettest month June34 in of snow a year, on about 33 days28 days above 90°F, 153 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Streamwood station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsPolk/Brach Athletic Complexrecreation area · 1.1 miVillage-In-The-Parkpark · 1.6 miPalatine Road Marsh State Natural Areastate conservation land · 5.7 miReed-Turner Woodland Nature Preservestate conservation land · 9.6 miFox River Fenstate conservation land · 9.9 mi · 1,207 acresKennicott's Grovestate conservation land · 10.0 mi · 124 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes4 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.8 on 10 Feb 201023 mi away, near Lily Lake, IllinoisMost recent: magnitude 3.1 on 15 Jul 202444 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very HighCook County, IL, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighWinter weather Very HighTornado Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality41% of days had good air in 2025149 of 365 days measured191 moderate, 20 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 5 unhealthy daysMedian index 53, worst day 168main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Cook County monitors, IL
Drinking waterSchaumburgserves 75,750 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20213 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation739 ft225 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalNorthwest Community Hospital3.4 miPost officeWoodfield Fin Station Post Office1.3 miTown hallRobert Owen Atcher Municipal Center1.9 miPoliceHoffman Estates Police Department1.8 miFire stationSchaumburg Fire Department Station 52under a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi10 schools3 elementary, 1 high, 6 otherHighConant High School1.1 miSchoolNorthwest Xilin Chinese School1.1 miElementaryFairview Elementary School1.2 miCollegeAmerican Intercontinental University1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportChicago O'Hare International Airport ORD9.2 miInterstateI-2901.4 miUS highwayUS 144.0 miAmtrakGlenview, IL GLN13 miRailArlington ParkMetra3.8 miCoachO'Hare International Airport - Terminal 1 DeparturesWisconsin Coach Lines, Van Galder (Coach USA)9.2 miTransit31 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 60159 ZIP area.
