Town guide

Carbon Hill, Illinois

Carbon Hill is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, home to about 441 people across 0.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60416.

Homes sold for a median of $203 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population4412,450 per sq mi
Median home value$238,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$203Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking28%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Carbon Hill

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Carbon Hill

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)44 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL49 miles away

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

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

Who represents Carbon Hill

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

Carbon Hill had 372 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.

It’s the 976th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Grundy County grew from 24,136 residents in 1900 to 52,533 in 2020.

Carbon Hill population by census2000: 392, 2010: 345, 2020: 372392200034520103722020

Grundy County, 1900–2020

Grundy County population, 1900 to 20201900: 24,136, 1910: 24,162, 1920: 18,580, 1930: 18,678, 1940: 18,398, 1950: 19,217, 1960: 22,350, 1970: 26,535, 1980: 30,582, 1990: 32,337, 2000: 37,535, 2010: 50,063, 2020: 52,53324K’00’1019K’20’3018K’40’5022K’60’7031K’80’9038K’00’1053K’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 17°F. About 37.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Carbon HillJan: high 32°F, low 17°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 20°F, 1.7 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 30°F, 2.2 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 40°F, 3.8 in; May: high 72°F, low 51°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 60°F, 4.5 in; Jul: high 85°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 83°F, low 63°F, 3.8 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 56°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 44°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 33°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 37°F, low 23°F, 2 in32°17°Jan2.137°20°Feb1.748°30°Mar2.261°40°Apr3.872°51°May4.681°60°Jun4.585°65°Jul3.983°63°Aug3.877°56°Sep3.364°44°Oct3.150°33°Nov2.537°23°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Channahon Dresden Isl Dam, IL weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Grundy County

17,169 jobs at 1,202 businesses in Grundy County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Grundy CountyTransportation and warehousing: 2,770 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 2,701 jobs; Retail trade: 2,363 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 1,965 jobs; Manufacturing: 1,869 jobs; Construction: 1,267 jobs; Administrative and support: 807 jobs; Utilities: 755 jobsTransportation and warehousing 16% Health care and social assistance 16% Retail trade 14% Hotels and restaurants 11% Manufacturing 11% Construction 7% Administrative and support 5% Utilities 4%

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

Health care

62 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Carbon Hill.

Nearest hospitals

  • Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Morris9.2 miles
  • Saint Joseph Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Joliet18.1 miles
  • Silver Cross Hospital and Medical CentersGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · New Lenox23.2 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors7
Specialist doctors2
Dentists2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants10
Mental health providers21
Physical and occupational therapists9
Optometrists5
Chiropractors6
Pharmacies3

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 Carbon Hill

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Coal City Elementary Park · 7 acres0.2 mi
  • North Park · 5 acres0.3 mi
  • Lions Park · 3 acres0.7 mi
  • Lions Park · 3 acres0.8 mi
  • Lions Park · 3 acres0.9 mi
  • Campbell Park · 2 acres0.7 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Berkot's Super Foods0.3 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Coal City Public Library District0.2 mi

Museums

  • Braidwood Area Historical Society3.8 mi
  • Illinois Mining Museum4.2 mi

Counts are within about 1 mile 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.

Schools in Carbon Hill

Public schools here are run by Coal City CUSD 1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Coal City Early Childhood CenterCoal CityPre-K–1437Public1.6 mi
Coal City Elem SchoolCoal City2–3302Public0.2 mi
Coal City Intermediate SchoolCoal City4–5294Public0.3 mi
Coal City Middle SchoolCoal City6–8454Public1.3 mi
Coal City High SchoolCoal City9–12642Public1.0 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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Shares ZIP codes with Coal City and Diamond.

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