Town guide

East Brooklyn, Illinois

East Brooklyn is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, home to about 50 people across 0.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60474.

Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.

Population501,000 per sq mi
Median home value$232,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$144Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking0%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in East Brooklyn

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around East Brooklyn

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)50 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL55 miles away

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

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

Who represents East Brooklyn

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

East Brooklyn had 80 residents in the 2020 census, down 35% since 2000.

It’s the 1401st largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

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

East Brooklyn population by census2000: 123, 2010: 106, 2020: 8012320001062010802020

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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 37.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 23 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near East BrooklynJan: high 31°F, low 14°F, 2 in; Feb: high 35°F, low 17°F, 1.6 in; Mar: high 48°F, low 27°F, 2.6 in; Apr: high 61°F, low 37°F, 3.5 in; May: high 72°F, low 49°F, 4.9 in; Jun: high 81°F, low 59°F, 4.6 in; Jul: high 84°F, low 62°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 82°F, low 59°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 77°F, low 51°F, 3.3 in; Oct: high 64°F, low 40°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 49°F, low 29°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 36°F, low 20°F, 2 in31°14°Jan2.035°17°Feb1.648°27°Mar2.661°37°Apr3.572°49°May4.981°59°Jun4.684°62°Jul3.982°59°Aug3.777°51°Sep3.364°40°Oct3.249°29°Nov2.636°20°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dwight, IL weather station (8 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

1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in East Brooklyn.

Nearest hospitals

  • Morris Hospital & Healthcare CentersGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Morris15.6 miles
  • Riverside Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Kankakee20.8 miles
  • Presence St. Marys HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Kankakee21.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Mental health providers1

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 East Brooklyn

Museums

  • Illinois Mining Museum4.7 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 East Brooklyn

Public schools here are run by South Wilmington CCSD 74. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (1)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
South Wilmington Grade SchoolSouth WilmingtonK–873Public0.1 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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Towns near East Brooklyn

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Shares ZIP codes with South Wilmington.

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