Palos Park is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 4,816 people across 6.5 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60464, and parts of 60439 are in Palos Park too.
Homes sold for a median of $235 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Palos Park
Mostly Lemont; part is in Palos Park
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Palos Park. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)11 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL15 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Palos 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.
Palos Park had 4,899 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 339th 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 90°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 41.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Little Red School Hse, IL weather station (2 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).
112 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Palos Park.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 30 |
| Dentists | 11 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 20 |
| Mental health providers | 20 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 14 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 2 |
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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
Established in 1914.
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Palos CCSD 118. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palos West Elementary SchoolPalos Park | Pre-K–5 | 700 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Palos South Middle SchoolPalos Park | 6–8 | 717 | Public | 4.5 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 Lemont and Woodridge.
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