Fox Lake is a village in Lake County, Illinois, home to about 11,131 people across 7.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60020, and parts of 60002, 60041 and 60081 are in Fox Lake too.
Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Fox Lake; also Volo
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Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fox Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)33 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI46 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL47 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fox Lake; 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.
Fox Lake had 10,978 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 206th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Lake County grew from 34,504 residents in 1900 to 714,342 in 2020.
Lake County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 37.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lake Villa 2ne, IL weather station (6 miles away).
337,069 jobs at 20,076 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
45 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fox Lake.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Dentists | 4 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 16 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 16 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 2 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 1907.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Fox Lake GSD 114, Grant CHSD 124. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanton SchoolFox Lake | 5–8 | 255 | Public | 1.8 mi |
| Grant Community High SchoolFox Lake | 9–12 | 1,769 | Public | 1.7 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 Antioch, Spring Grove, Long Lake, Channel Lake, Volo, Lake Catherine, Lakemoor and Round Lake.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.