Oak Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 53,292 people across 4.7 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 60301, 60302 and 60304.
Homes sold for a median of $287 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)7 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL6 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oak Park; 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.
Oak Park had 54,583 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 28th 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.
Cook 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 19°F. About 34.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Midway Ap, IL weather station (7 miles away).
2,492,328 jobs at 134,513 businesses in Cook County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1,516 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oak Park’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 165 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 146 |
| Dentists | 85 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 138 |
| Mental health providers | 744 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 186 |
| Optometrists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 39 |
| Pharmacies | 21 |
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 (38 nearby)
Grocery stores (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (5 nearby)
Libraries (7 nearby)
Museums (6 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (5 nearby)
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.
Established in 1835.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Oak Park ESD 97, Oak Park - River Forest SD 200. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Longfellow Elem SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–5 | 524 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Whittier Elem SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–5 | 386 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| William Hatch Elem SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–5 | 358 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Abraham Lincoln Elem SchoolOak Park | K–5 | 580 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Horace Mann Elem SchoolOak Park | K–5 | 419 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Irving Elem SchoolOak Park | K–5 | 509 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Oliver W Holmes Elem SchoolOak Park | K–5 | 513 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| William Beye Elem SchoolOak Park | K–5 | 397 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Gwendolyn Brooks Middle SchoolOak Park | 6–8 | 947 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Percy Julian Middle SchoolOak Park | 6–8 | 927 | Public | 0.4 mi |
| Oak Park & River Forest High SchOak Park | 9–12 | 3,307 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcuin Montessori SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–8 | 90 | Nonsectarian | 0.5 mi |
| Ascension Elementary SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–8 | 322 | Roman Catholic | 0.8 mi |
| La Casa Montessori SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–3 | 16 | Nonsectarian | 0.9 mi |
| St Catherine Siena-St Lucy SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–8 | 175 | Roman Catholic | 0.7 mi |
| St Giles SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–8 | 264 | Roman Catholic | 1.3 mi |
| The Field SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–8 | 227 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 0.5 mi |
| West Suburban Montessori SchoolOak Park | Pre-K–6 | 42 | Nonsectarian | 1.1 mi |
| Intercultural Montessori Language SchoolOak Park | K | 13 | Nonsectarian | 0.3 mi |
| The Childrens School of Oak ParkOak Park | K–8 | 132 | Nonsectarian | 0.4 mi |
| Cornerstone AcademyOak Park | 9–12 | 23 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.2 mi |
| Fenwick High SchoolOak Park | 9–12 | 1,024 | Roman Catholic | 0.3 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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