Town guide

Lemont, Illinois

Lemont is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 17,820 people across 8.3 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60439.

Homes sold for a median of $264 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population17,8202,142 per sq mi
Median home value$468,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$264Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking46%Latest 3 months

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Around Lemont

Distances

Nearest major airportChicago Midway International Airport (MDW)13 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Chicago, IL17 miles away

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

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

Who represents Lemont

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

Lemont had 17,629 residents in the 2020 census, up 35% since 2000.

It’s the 145th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.

Cook County grew from 1,838,735 residents in 1900 to 5,275,541 in 2020.

Lemont population by census2000: 13,098, 2010: 16,000, 2020: 17,62913,098200016,000201017,6292020

Cook County, 1900–2020

Cook County population, 1900 to 20201900: 1,838,735, 1910: 2,405,233, 1920: 3,053,017, 1930: 3,982,123, 1940: 4,063,342, 1950: 4,508,792, 1960: 5,129,725, 1970: 5,492,369, 1980: 5,253,655, 1990: 5,105,067, 2000: 5,376,741, 2010: 5,194,675, 2020: 5,275,5411.8M’00’103.1M’20’304.1M’40’505.1M’60’705.3M’80’905.4M’00’105.3M’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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near LemontJan: high 33°F, low 15°F, 2.3 in; Feb: high 37°F, low 18°F, 2 in; Mar: high 49°F, low 28°F, 2.5 in; Apr: high 62°F, low 39°F, 4.1 in; May: high 73°F, low 50°F, 5 in; Jun: high 84°F, low 60°F, 4.7 in; Jul: high 90°F, low 64°F, 4.1 in; Aug: high 87°F, low 63°F, 4.5 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 55°F, 3.5 in; Oct: high 65°F, low 43°F, 3.7 in; Nov: high 50°F, low 31°F, 2.7 in; Dec: high 38°F, low 21°F, 2.4 in33°15°Jan2.337°18°Feb2.049°28°Mar2.562°39°Apr4.173°50°May5.084°60°Jun4.790°64°Jul4.187°63°Aug4.580°55°Sep3.565°43°Oct3.750°31°Nov2.738°21°Dec2.4Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Red School Hse, IL weather station (5 miles away).

Jobs in Cook County

2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Cook CountyHealth care and social assistance: 398,573 jobs; Professional services: 278,869 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 237,304 jobs; Retail trade: 214,575 jobs; Finance and insurance: 211,929 jobs; Manufacturing: 174,930 jobs; Transportation and warehousing: 163,637 jobs; Administrative and support: 141,323 jobsHealth care and social assistance 16% Professional services 11% Hotels and restaurants 10% Retail trade 9% Finance and insurance 9% Manufacturing 7% Transportation and warehousing 7% Administrative and support 6%

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

Health care

139 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Lemont.

Nearest hospitals

  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth BolingbrookGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Bolingbrook6.0 miles
  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth HinsdaleGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Hinsdale7.3 miles
  • Uchicago Medicine Adventhealth La GrangeGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · La Grange7.6 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors17
Specialist doctors4
Dentists20
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants14
Mental health providers43
Physical and occupational therapists28
Optometrists8
Chiropractors5
Pharmacies3

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 Lemont

Parks (6 nearby)

  • Timberlake Park · 16 acres2.0 mi
  • Meyer Woods Park · 10 acres2.0 mi
  • Eight-Towers Climbing & Zipline Adventure · 8 acres1.8 mi
  • Vincente Natural Area · 7 acres2.1 mi
  • Smart Oaks Park · 6 acres1.7 mi

Grocery stores

  • Brookhaven Market2.9 mi
  • Celina's Fresh Market3.0 mi
  • Gordon Food Service Store3.1 mi
  • Walmart Supercenter3.1 mi

Pharmacies (1 nearby)

  • Walgreens1.9 mi

Libraries (1 nearby)

  • Argonne Research Library0.8 mi

Museums (2 nearby)

  • Nuclear Energy Exhibition Hall0.8 mi
  • National Shrine Museum of St. Thesese1.8 mi

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.

Colleges, teams and notable people

Established in 1836.

Notable people born here

  • Diablo Cody (1978) · American screenwriter and author (born 1978)
  • Christian Vande Velde (1976) · American cyclist

Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.

Schools in Lemont

Public schools here are run by Lemont-Bromberek CSD 113A, Lemont Twp HSD 210. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Oakwood SchoolLemontPre-K–1629Public3.5 mi
River Valley SchoolLemont2–3588Public3.6 mi
Central SchoolLemont4–5591Public2.6 mi
Old Quarry Middle SchLemont6–8856Public4.1 mi
Lemont Twp High SchoolLemont9–121,284Public2.4 mi
Private schools (5)
SchoolGradesStudentsAffiliationDistance
Everest AcademyLemontPre-K–8164Roman Catholic2.9 mi
Montessori School of LemontLemontPre-K–995Nonsectarian5.1 mi
Ss Cyril & Methodius SchoolLemontPre-K–8178Roman Catholic2.7 mi
St Alphonsus/St Patrick SchoolLemontPre-K–8153Roman Catholic2.3 mi
Ziburelis Lithuanian MontessoriLemontPre-K–K12Roman Catholic3.3 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 Palos Park and Woodridge.

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