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Forest Lake ZIP codes, Illinois

No ZIP code is named for Forest Lake, IL; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 60047. Its area codes are 847 and 224.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
1,865
Area codes
847, 224

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Forest Lake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Lake Zurich (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Forest Lake in numbers

About 1,865 people live in Forest Lake, in 687 households. The median household income is $96,250 a year, 15% above the Illinois median of $83,390 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $346,400 (32% above the Illinois median). The median age is 42.3; 48.3% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (37.8% across Illinois); the average commute takes 33 minutes.

Population1,865Forest Lake1,865
Households687Forest Lake687
Median age42.3Forest Lake42.3Illinois39.0US 38.9
Median household income$96,250Forest Lake$96,250Illinois$83,390US $80,734
Median home value$346,400Forest Lake$346,400Illinois$263,300US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%Forest Lake48.3%Illinois37.8%US 35.7%
Mean commute33.4 minForest Lake33.4 minIllinois27.8 minUS 26.4 min
Population density5,329 / sq miForest Lake5,329 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Forest Lake CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Forest Lake

These ZIP codes cover part of Forest Lake but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Forest Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
60047 Lake Zurich , IL Standard 44,240 $176,081 $541,300

Map of Forest Lake ZIP codes

60047

The ZIP codes of Forest Lake, IL, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Forest Lake

The nearest larger towns are Hawthorn Woods (9,143 people, 1.8 mi), Kildeer (4,292 people, 2.1 mi) and Lake Zurich (19,832 people, 2.1 mi).

Towns near Forest Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Hawthorn Woods 9,143 1.8 mi
Kildeer 4,292 2.1 mi
Lake Zurich 19,832 2.1 mi
Long Grove 8,305 2.4 mi
Deer Park 3,711 3.6 mi
North Barrington 3,143 3.9 mi
Mundelein 31,915 4.6 mi
Vernon Hills 26,876 4.9 mi
Buffalo Grove 42,891 5.6 mi
Barrington 11,077 5.7 mi
Lake Barrington 5,442 6.0 mi
Wauconda 14,027 6.2 mi
Palatine 66,293 6.6 mi
Libertyville 20,525 6.7 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Lake County · Illinois ZIP codes

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