Berkeley is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 5,199 people across 1.4 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60163, and parts of 60164 are in Berkeley too.
Homes sold for a median of $261 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Population5,1993,714 per sq mi
Median home value$246,900Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$261Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Berkeley. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Berkeley
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)6 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL12 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Berkeley; 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.
Population over time
Berkeley had 5,338 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 330th 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).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 19°F. About 38 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Ohare Intl Ap, IL weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Cook County
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).
Health care
8 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Berkeley.
Nearest hospitals
Elmhurst Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Elmhurst2.7 miles
Loyola Gottlieb Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Melrose Park3.3 miles
Loyola University Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Maywood4.3 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
5
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.
Places in and around Berkeley
Parks (8 nearby)
Eisenhower Park · 21 acres0.9 mi
Berkeley Park · 11 acres1.0 mi
Golden Meadows Park · 6 acres0.9 mi
Eisenhower Park · 3 acres0.4 mi
Friendly Park · 3 acres0.7 mi
Frost Park · 2 acres0.8 mi
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Berkeley Finer Foods0.4 mi
Aldi0.9 mi
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Walgreens0.9 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Berkeley Public Library0.8 mi
Museums
Casa Italia1.4 mi
Elmhurst Historical Museum1.7 mi
Elmhurst Art Museum1.9 mi
Wilder Park Conservatory1.9 mi
Villa Park Historical Society Museum3.3 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Mill Theater2.2 mi
Beyond Center Stage Performing Arts3.3 mi
Maywood Fine Arts3.4 mi
Drury Lane Theatre & Events3.5 mi
Maywood Fine Arts3.5 mi
Counts are within about 1 mile of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Berkeley SD 87. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Sunnyside Intermediate SchoolBerkeley
3–5
344
Public
0.4 mi
MacArthur Middle SchoolBerkeley
6–8
357
Public
0.3 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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