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
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Carbon Hill. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Carbon Hill
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago 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
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 16th DistrictDarin LaHood (R)
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.
Grundy 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 17°F. About 37.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 18 inches of snow.
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:
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 doctors
7
Specialist doctors
2
Dentists
2
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
10
Mental health providers
21
Physical and occupational therapists
9
Optometrists
5
Chiropractors
6
Pharmacies
3
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.
Public schools here are run by Coal City CUSD 1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Coal City Early Childhood CenterCoal City
Pre-K–1
437
Public
1.6 mi
Coal City Elem SchoolCoal City
2–3
302
Public
0.2 mi
Coal City Intermediate SchoolCoal City
4–5
294
Public
0.3 mi
Coal City Middle SchoolCoal City
6–8
454
Public
1.3 mi
Coal City High SchoolCoal City
9–12
642
Public
1.0 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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