Preston Heights is a community in Will County, Illinois, home to about 2,449 people across 1.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60433 and 60436.
Homes sold for a median of $177 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Joliet; part is in Preston Heights
Mostly Joliet; part is in Preston Heights
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Preston Heights. 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)27 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL32 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Preston Heights; 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.
Preston Heights had 2,898 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 467th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
Will County grew from 74,764 residents in 1900 to 696,355 in 2020.
Will County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 17 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Joliet Brandon Rd Dam, IL weather station (about a mile away).
267,545 jobs at 17,085 businesses in Will County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
144 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Preston Heights’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 12 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 12 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 36 |
| Mental health providers | 57 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 26 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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
Theaters and performance venues
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.
Public schools here are run by Laraway CCSD 70C, Joliet PSD 86, Rockdale SD 84 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laraway SchoolJoliet | Pre-K–8 | 433 | Public | 2.3 mi |
| Marycrest Early Childhood CenterJoliet | Pre-K | 142 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| Rockdale Elem SchoolRockdale | Pre-K–8 | 257 | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Edna Keith Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 402 | Public | 2.1 mi |
| Lynne Thigpen Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 620 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| T E Culbertson Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 377 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Thompson Instructional CenterJoliet | K–8 | — | Alternative Education | 2.3 mi |
| Union Elementary SchoolJoliet | K–8 | 143 | Public | 4.2 mi |
| Woodland Elem SchoolJoliet | K–5 | 368 | Public | 2.6 mi |
| Eisenhower AcademyJoliet | 1–5 | 209 | Public | 3.8 mi |
| Dirksen Junior High SchoolJoliet | 6–8 | 653 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Washington Jr High & Academy PrgmJoliet | 6–8 | 724 | Public | 2.0 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Jude Catholic SchoolJoliet | Pre-K–8 | 171 | Roman Catholic | 1.8 mi |
| Ucp-Cds-Melvin J Larson SchoolJoliet | K–12 | 34 | Nonsectarian | 1.2 mi |
| Hopewell Career Academy - JoiletJoliet | 9–12 | 29 | Nonsectarian | 3.2 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 Joliet, Ingalls Park, Rockdale and New Lenox.
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