Town guide

Heritage Lake, Illinois

Heritage Lake is a community in Tazewell County, Illinois, home to about 1,522 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 61755.

Homes sold for a median of $105 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population1,5221,335 per sq mi
Median home value$207,300Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$105Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking15%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Heritage Lake

1 ZIP code, 1 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Heritage Lake

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)119 miles away
Closer regional airportGeneral Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport (PIA)20 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL124 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Heritage Lake; driving is longer.

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

Who represents Heritage Lake

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

Heritage Lake had 1,523 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2010.

It’s the 579th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Tazewell County grew from 33,221 residents in 1900 to 131,343 in 2020.

Heritage Lake population by census2010: 1,520, 2020: 1,5231,52020101,5232020

Tazewell County, 1900–2020

Tazewell County population, 1900 to 20201900: 33,221, 1910: 34,027, 1920: 38,540, 1930: 46,082, 1940: 58,362, 1950: 76,165, 1960: 99,789, 1970: 118,649, 1980: 132,078, 1990: 123,692, 2000: 128,485, 2010: 135,394, 2020: 131,34333K’00’1039K’20’3058K’40’50100K’60’70132K’80’90128K’00’10131K’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 86°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 22 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Heritage LakeJan: high 33°F, low 17°F, 2.1 in; Feb: high 38°F, low 21°F, 1.8 in; Mar: high 50°F, low 31°F, 2.4 in; Apr: high 63°F, low 41°F, 3.8 in; May: high 74°F, low 52°F, 4.8 in; Jun: high 83°F, low 61°F, 4.1 in; Jul: high 86°F, low 65°F, 3.9 in; Aug: high 84°F, low 63°F, 3.7 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 55°F, 3.2 in; Oct: high 67°F, low 43°F, 3.1 in; Nov: high 51°F, low 32°F, 2.6 in; Dec: high 39°F, low 23°F, 2 in33°17°Jan2.138°21°Feb1.850°31°Mar2.463°41°Apr3.874°52°May4.883°61°Jun4.186°65°Jul3.984°63°Aug3.780°55°Sep3.267°43°Oct3.151°32°Nov2.639°23°Dec2.0Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Congerville 2nw, IL weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Tazewell County

43,738 jobs at 2,772 businesses in Tazewell County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Tazewell CountyRetail trade: 6,753 jobs; Manufacturing: 6,530 jobs; Health care and social assistance: 5,658 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 5,618 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 3,762 jobs; Construction: 2,772 jobs; Wholesale trade: 2,397 jobs; Other services: 2,123 jobsRetail trade 15% Manufacturing 15% Health care and social assistance 13% Hotels and restaurants 13% Transportation and warehousing 9% Construction 6% Wholesale trade 6% Other services 5%

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

Health care

2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Heritage Lake.

Nearest hospitals

  • Hopedale HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Hopedale9.2 miles
  • Carle Eureka HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Eureka13.1 miles
  • Saint Francis Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Peoria17.1 miles

Providers with an office here

Specialist doctors1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants1
Pharmacies2

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 Heritage Lake

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Mackinaw District Public Library0.7 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 Heritage Lake

Public schools here are run by Deer Creek-Mackinaw CUSD 701. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (2)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Dee-Mack Primary/Jr HighMackinawPre-K–8432Public0.7 mi
Dee-Mack High SchoolMackinaw9–12293Public0.6 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 Mackinaw.

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