Town guide

Berwyn, Illinois

Berwyn is a city in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 55,595 people across 3.9 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60402.

Homes sold for a median of $219 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.

Population55,59514,255 per sq mi
Median home value$299,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$219Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking37%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Berwyn

1 ZIP code

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Around Berwyn

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)4 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL5 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Berwyn; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Berwyn

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

Berwyn had 57,250 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.

It’s the 23rd 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.

Berwyn population by census2000: 54,016, 2010: 56,657, 2020: 57,25054,016200056,657201057,2502020

Cook County, 1900–2020

Cook County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,838,735, 1910: 2,405,233, 1920: 3,053,017, 1930: 3,982,123, 1940: 4,063,342, 1950: 4,508,792, 1960: 5,129,725, 1970: 5,492,369, 1980: 5,253,655, 1990: 5,105,067, 2000: 5,376,741, 2010: 5,194,675, 2020: 5,275,5411.8M’00’103.1M’20’304.1M’40’505.1M’60’705.3M’80’905.4M’00’105.3M’20

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 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near BerwynJan: high 33°F, low 19°F, 1.5 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 23°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 32°F, 1.9 in; Apr: high 60°F, low 41°F, 3.6 in; May: high 71°F, low 52°F, 4.1 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 68°F, 3.6 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 66°F, 4 in; Sep: high 76°F, low 59°F, 2.8 in; Oct: high 63°F, low 47°F, 3.5 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 35°F, 2.4 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 25°F, 1.8 in33°19°Jan1.537°23°Feb1.548°32°Mar1.960°41°Apr3.671°52°May4.181°62°Jun4.085°68°Jul3.683°66°Aug4.076°59°Sep2.863°47°Oct3.549°35°Nov2.438°25°Dec1.8Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap, IL weather station (4 miles away).

Jobs in Cook County

2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cook CountyHealth care and social assistance: 398,573 jobs; Professional services: 278,869 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 237,304 jobs; Retail trade: 214,575 jobs; Finance and insurance: 211,929 jobs; Manufacturing: 174,930 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 163,637 jobs; Administrative and support: 141,323 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 9% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

758 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Berwyn.

Nearest hospitals

  • Macneal HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · BerwynUnder a mile
  • Hines Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Hines3.0 miles
  • Loretto HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Chicago3.0 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors182
Specialist doctors141
Dentists62
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants62
Mental health providers251
Physical and occupational therapists32
Optometrists14
Chiropractors14
Pharmacies7

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 Berwyn

Parks (26 nearby)

  • Rench Park · 78 acres1.3 mi
  • Veterans Park · 15 acres1.2 mi
  • Proksa Park · 15 acres0.4 mi
  • Columbus Park · 12 acres1.5 mi
  • Janura Park · 8 acres0.3 mi
  • Robinson Park · 7 acres0.8 mi

Grocery stores (8 nearby)

  • Familia Fresh Market0.2 mi
  • Torres Fresh Market0.9 mi
  • Tony's Fresh Market1.1 mi
  • Jewel-Osco1.1 mi

Pharmacies (3 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.2 mi
  • Walgreens1.2 mi
  • Walgreens1.5 mi

Libraries (2 nearby)

  • Berwyn Public Library0.8 mi
  • Stickney-Forest View Public Library1.4 mi

Museums

  • Riverside Historical Museum1.5 mi
  • Brookfield Historical Society2.8 mi
  • 16 Inch Softball Hall of Fame Museum2.9 mi
  • Oak Park River Forest Museum3.7 mi
  • Austin Gardens Environmental Education Center3.8 mi

Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)

  • Riverside Arts Center1.5 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1908.

Notable people born here

  • Bob Odenkirk (1962) · American actor, comedian and filmmaker
  • Brian Gutiérrez (2003) · Mexican-American soccer player
  • Leah Poulos (1951) · speed skater
  • Sondra Radvanovsky (1969) · American-Canadian opera singer
  • Patrick Michaels (1950) · American climatologist (1950–2022)

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Berwyn

Public schools here are run by Lyons SD 103, Berwyn South SD 100, Berwyn North SD 98 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (15)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Edison Elem SchoolStickneyPre-K–5282Public1.2 mi
Hiawatha Elem SchoolBerwynPre-K–5394Public0.6 mi
Home Elem SchoolStickneyPre-K–5256Public1.6 mi
Irving Elem SchoolBerwynPre-K–5415Public0.5 mi
Jefferson Elem SchoolBerwynPre-K–5453Public1.7 mi
Karel Havlicek Elem SchoolBerwynPre-K–5490Public1.8 mi
Komensky Elem SchoolBerwynPre-K–5320Public0.9 mi
Pershing Elem SchoolBerwynPre-K–5418Public0.7 mi
Prairie Oak SchoolBerwynPre-K–5698Public1.8 mi
Emerson Elem SchoolBerwynK–5260Public0.2 mi
Piper SchoolBerwynK–5292Public0.8 mi
Freedom Middle SchoolBerwyn6–8504Public0.4 mi
Heritage Middle SchoolBerwyn6–8447Public0.2 mi
Lincoln Middle SchoolBerwyn6–8793Public1.6 mi
J Sterling Morton West High SchBerwyn9–123,374Public0.9 mi
Private schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
St Leonard SchoolBerwynPre-K–8194Roman Catholic0.3 mi
St Odilo Elementary SchoolBerwynPre-K–8133Roman Catholic1.0 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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