Somonauk is a village in DeKalb County, Illinois, home to about 1,569 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 60552.
Homes sold for a median of $198 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population1,569630 per sq mi
Median home value$234,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$198Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Somonauk. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Somonauk
Distances
Nearest major airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)46 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Chicago, IL53 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Somonauk; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Somonauk
U.S. Representative · Illinois’s 14th DistrictLauren Underwood (D)
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
Somonauk had 1,786 residents in the 2020 census, up 38% since 2000.
It’s the 569th largest of 1,450 towns in Illinois by population.
DeKalb County grew from 31,756 residents in 1900 to 100,420 in 2020.
DeKalb County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Aurora Muni Ap, IL weather station (14 miles away).
Jobs in DeKalb County
29,129 jobs at 1,975 businesses in DeKalb County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Somonauk.
Nearest hospitals
Valley West Community HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Sandwich3.1 miles
Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Dekalb18.5 miles
Presence Mercy Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Aurora20.8 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Mental health providers
3
Chiropractors
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.
Places in and around Somonauk
Parks (3 nearby)
Somonauk Community Park · 20 acres0.7 mi
Finding Heroes Park · 2 acres0.3 mi
Grocery stores
Art's Supermarket3.2 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens3.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Somonauk Public Library District0.7 mi
Museums
Stone Mill Museum3.3 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Somonauk CUSD 432. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
James R Wood Elem SchoolSomonauk
Pre-K–4
298
Public
0.6 mi
Somonauk Middle SchoolSomonauk
5–8
249
Public
0.7 mi
Somonauk High SchoolSomonauk
9–12
224
Public
0.7 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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