Arlington Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 76,005 people across 17 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 60004 and 60005.
Homes sold for a median of $270 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Arlington Heights
Mostly Arlington Heights; also Mount Prospect
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)9 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL23 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Arlington Heights; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Arlington Heights had 77,676 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 15th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.
Cook County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 32.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Palwaukee Ap, IL weather station (4 miles away).
2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2,035 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Arlington Heights’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 149 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 482 |
| Dentists | 176 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 297 |
| Mental health providers | 559 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 265 |
| Optometrists | 44 |
| Chiropractors | 63 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (82 nearby)
Grocery stores (9 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries (3 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 3 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Established in 1887.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Wheeling CCSD 21, Arlington Heights SD 25, Comm Cons SD 59 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgar A Poe Elem SchoolArlington Heights | Pre-K–5 | 317 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Greenbrier Elem SchoolArlington Heights | Pre-K–5 | 280 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Ivy Hill Elem SchoolArlington Heights | Pre-K–5 | 593 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Dryden Elem SchoolArlington Heights | K–5 | 521 | Public | 1.7 mi |
| J W Riley Elem SchoolArlington Heights | K–5 | 319 | Public | 2.4 mi |
| Juliette Low Elem SchoolArlington Heights | K–5 | 274 | Public | 2.7 mi |
| Olive-Mary Stitt SchoolArlington Heights | K–5 | 671 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Patton Elem SchoolArlington Heights | K–5 | 399 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Westgate Elem SchoolArlington Heights | K–5 | 633 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Windsor Elementary SchoolArlington Heights | K–5 | 490 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| South Middle SchoolArlington Heights | 6–8 | 812 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Thomas Middle SchoolArlington Heights | 6–8 | 1,024 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| John Hersey High SchoolArlington Heights | 9–12 | 2,040 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Newcomer CenterArlington Heights | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 3.3 mi |
| The Academy at Forest ViewArlington Heights | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 3.3 mi |
| Vanguard SchoolArlington Heights | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 3.3 mi |
| Young Adult ProgramArlington Heights | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 3.3 mi |
| Miner SchoolArlington Heights | — | — | Special Education | 0.9 mi |
| Riley School-DHH Elem PrgrmArlington Heights | — | — | Special Education | 2.4 mi |
| Timber Ridge SchoolArlington Heights | — | — | Special Education | 1.8 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Mother's Touch Creative Learning CenterArlington Heights | Pre-K–K | 26 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| Bright HorizonsArlington Heights | Pre-K–K | 6 | Nonsectarian | 3.2 mi |
| Chicago Futabakai Japanese SchoolArlington Heights | Pre-K–9 | 111 | Nonsectarian | 1.9 mi |
| Christian Liberty AcademyArlington Heights | Pre-K–12 | 561 | Calvinist | 0.5 mi |
| Flower Garden Daycare CenterArlington Heights | Pre-K–K | 10 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 mi |
| Our Lady of the Wayside SchoolArlington Heights | Pre-K–8 | 280 | Roman Catholic | 1.3 mi |
| St James SchoolArlington Heights | Pre-K–8 | 540 | Roman Catholic | 0.2 mi |
| St Peter Lutheran SchoolArlington Heights | Pre-K–8 | 249 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 0.3 mi |
| Metropolitan Preparatory SchoolsArlington Heights | 1–12 | 79 | Nonsectarian | 5.3 mi |
| Newhope Academy LtdArlington Heights | 6–12 | 120 | Nonsectarian | 2.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Mount Prospect.
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