Lake Carroll is a community in Carroll County, Illinois, home to about 853 people across 14 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 61046 and 61078.
Homes sold for a median of $115 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Lanark; part is in Lake Carroll
Mostly Shannon; part is in Lake Carroll
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Lake Carroll. 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)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chicago Rockford International Airport (RFD)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Madison, WI71 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL111 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Lake Carroll; 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.
It’s the 756th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Carroll County grew from 18,963 residents in 1900 to 15,702 in 2020.
Carroll County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 11°F. About 40.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Mt Carroll, IL weather station (8 miles away).
3,011 jobs at 363 businesses in Carroll County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lake Carroll’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
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.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 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.
Public schools here are run by Eastland CUSD 308. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastland Elementary SchoolShannon | Pre-K–6 | 433 | Public | 5.5 mi |
| Eastland Jr/Sr High SchoolLanark | 7–12 | 298 | Public | 0.4 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 Lanark and Shannon.
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.