Blue Island is a city in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 21,741 people across 4.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60406.
Homes sold for a median of $138 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Blue Island; also Dixmoor
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Blue Island. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)10 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL12 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Blue Island; 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.
Blue Island had 22,558 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 111th 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 40.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap 3sw, IL weather station (7 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).
161 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Blue Island.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 14 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 35 |
| Dentists | 22 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 23 |
| Mental health providers | 53 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 6 |
| Optometrists | 5 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (10 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Established in 1836.
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 Cook County SD 130, Chsd 218. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horace Mann SchoolBlue Island | Pre-K | 182 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Lincoln Elem SchoolBlue Island | K–3 | 342 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Paul Revere Primary SchoolBlue Island | K–3 | 318 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| A.N.C.H.O.R. AcademyBlue Island | 3–8 | — | Alternative Education | 1.2 mi |
| Paul Revere Intermediate SchoolBlue Island | 4–5 | 180 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Whittier Elementary SchoolBlue Island | 4–5 | 150 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Everett F Kerr Middle SchoolBlue Island | 6–8 | 304 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Veterans Memorial Middle SchBlue Island | 6–8 | 361 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| DD Eisenhower High Sch (Campus)Blue Island | 9–12 | 1,818 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Council Oak Montessori SchoolBlue Island | Pre-K–8 | 53 | Nonsectarian | 0.4 mi |
| St Walter St Benedict Elementary SchoolBlue Island | Pre-K–8 | 89 | Roman Catholic | 0.1 mi |
| Alternative Academic Achievement AcademyBlue Island | K–8 | 45 | Nonsectarian | 1.2 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 Dixmoor.
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