Town guide

Green Oaks, Illinois

Green Oaks is a village in Lake County, Illinois, home to about 4,096 people across 4.0 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60044 and 60048.

Homes sold for a median of $310 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.

Population4,0961,029 per sq mi
Median home value$673,100Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$310Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking42%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Green Oaks

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Green Oaks

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL33 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Green Oaks; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Green Oaks

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

Green Oaks had 4,128 residents in the 2020 census, up 16% since 2000.

It’s the 374th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Lake County grew from 34,504 residents in 1900 to 714,342 in 2020.

Green Oaks population by census2000: 3,572, 2010: 3,866, 2020: 4,1283,57220003,86620104,1282020

Lake County, 1900–2020

Lake County population, 1900 to 20201900: 34,504, 1910: 55,058, 1920: 74,285, 1930: 104,387, 1940: 121,094, 1950: 179,097, 1960: 293,656, 1970: 382,638, 1980: 440,372, 1990: 516,418, 2000: 644,356, 2010: 703,462, 2020: 714,34235K’00’1074K’20’30121K’40’50294K’60’70440K’80’90644K’00’10714K’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 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 38.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Green OaksJan: high 29°F, low 14°F, 1.8 in; Feb: high 33°F, low 16°F, 1.9 in; Mar: high 44°F, low 26°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 57°F, low 36°F, 4 in; May: high 68°F, low 47°F, 4.6 in; Jun: high 78°F, low 58°F, 4.4 in; Jul: high 82°F, low 62°F, 4 in; Aug: high 81°F, low 61°F, 4.2 in; Sep: high 74°F, low 53°F, 3.4 in; Oct: high 61°F, low 42°F, 3.2 in; Nov: high 47°F, low 30°F, 2.5 in; Dec: high 34°F, low 20°F, 2.1 in29°14°Jan1.833°16°Feb1.944°26°Mar2.557°36°Apr4.068°47°May4.678°58°Jun4.482°62°Jul4.081°61°Aug4.274°53°Sep3.461°42°Oct3.247°30°Nov2.534°20°Dec2.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mundelein 4 Wsw, IL weather station (7 miles away).

Jobs in Lake County

337,069 jobs at 20,076 businesses in Lake County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Lake CountyProfessional services: 43,924 jobs; Wholesale trade: 40,861 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 39,442 jobs; Retail trade: 33,701 jobs; Manufacturing: 31,261 jobs; Company headquarters: 29,773 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 27,680 jobs; Administrative and support: 21,001 jobsProfessional services 13% Wholesale trade 12% Health care and social assistance 12% Retail trade 10% Manufacturing 9% Company headquarters 9% Hotels and restaurants 8% Administrative and support 6%

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

Health care

1,195 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Green Oaks’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Advocate Condell Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · LibertyvilleUnder a mile
  • Northwestern Lake Forest HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Lake Forest4.1 miles
  • North Chicago Va Medical CenterVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · North Chicago4.3 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors94
Specialist doctors226
Dentists77
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants167
Mental health providers388
Physical and occupational therapists191
Optometrists11
Chiropractors41
Pharmacies16

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 Green Oaks

Parks (11 nearby)

  • Lindholm Park · 63 acres1.4 mi
  • Red Top Park · 16 acres1.2 mi
  • Riverside Park · 10 acres0.5 mi
  • Lake Minear Beach · 9 acres0.7 mi
  • Butler Lake Picnic Park · 7 acres1.5 mi
  • Cook Memorial Rose Garden Park · 2 acres1.0 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Jewel-Osco1.4 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Osco Drug1.4 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Cook Memorial Public Library1.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Ansel B. Cook House1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Adler Arts Center1.8 mi
  • The Cressey Center for the Arts3.3 mi
  • John Tucker and Phyllis Copp Metcalf Terrace4.2 mi
  • Bass Station4.8 mi

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.

Schools in Green Oaks

Public schools here are run by Libertyville SD 70, Lake Bluff ESD 65, Oak Grove SD 68 Green Oaks and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (10)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Butterfield SchoolLibertyvillePre-K–5568Public2.3 mi
Lake Bluff Elem SchLake BluffPre-K–5572Public4.1 mi
Adler Park SchoolLibertyvilleK–5238Public1.9 mi
Copeland Manor Elem SchoolLibertyvilleK–5378Public0.6 mi
Oak Grove Elem SchoolLibertyvilleK–8911Public1.9 mi
Rockland Elem SchoolLibertyvilleK–5305Public0.9 mi
Highland Middle SchoolLibertyville6–8701Public1.0 mi
Lake Bluff Middle SchoolLake Bluff6–8305Public4.8 mi
Libertyville High SchoolLibertyville9–121,777Public1.5 mi
District 128 Transition Pthwys CtLibertyville12—Alternative Education0.9 mi
Private schools (7)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Alta Vista Montessori SchoolLibertyvillePre-K–K6Nonsectarian3.1 mi
Forest Bluff Montessori SchoolLake BluffPre-K–8116Nonsectarian4.6 mi
Poko Loko Early Learning CenterLibertyvillePre-K–K20Nonsectarian3.7 mi
St John Lutheran SchoolLibertyvillePre-K–871Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod1.2 mi
St Joseph Catholic SchoolLibertyvillePre-K–8376Roman Catholic0.8 mi
A Village Green MontessoriLibertyvilleK20Nonsectarian1.0 mi
Safe Haven SchoolLake Bluff6–1237Nonsectarian2.9 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 Libertyville, Waukegan, Lake Bluff, North Chicago, Gurnee, Mundelein, Knollwood and Mettawa.

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