Wheeling is a village in Cook County, Illinois, home to about 38,433 people across 8.7 square miles. Its ZIP code is 60090.
Homes sold for a median of $228 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wheeling. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)11 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Chicago, IL24 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Wheeling; 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.
Wheeling had 39,137 residents in the 2020 census, up 13% since 2000.
It’s the 47th 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 32.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chicago Palwaukee Ap, 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).
232 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wheeling.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 13 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 8 |
| Dentists | 35 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 18 |
| Mental health providers | 93 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 46 |
| Optometrists | 2 |
| Chiropractors | 17 |
| Pharmacies | 10 |
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 (30 nearby)
Grocery stores (6 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (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 1833.
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 Wheeling CCSD 21, Township HSD 214. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Booth Tarkington Elem SchoolWheeling | Pre-K–5 | 540 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Eugene Field Elem SchoolWheeling | Pre-K–5 | 613 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| Mark Twain Elem SchoolWheeling | Pre-K–5 | 524 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne EC SchoolWheeling | Pre-K | — | Public | 0.8 mi |
| Walt Whitman Elem SchoolWheeling | Pre-K–5 | 378 | Public | 1.3 mi |
| Jack London Middle SchoolWheeling | 6–8 | 628 | Public | 0.5 mi |
| Oliver W Holmes Middle SchoolWheeling | 6–8 | 615 | Public | 1.0 mi |
| Wheeling High SchoolWheeling | 9–12 | 1,743 | Public | 0.6 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander Graham Bell Montessori SchoolWheeling | Pre-K–7 | 22 | Nonsectarian | 2.1 mi |
| Children's Land at Wheeling Learning CenterWheeling | Pre-K–K | 19 | Nonsectarian | 1.3 mi |
| Literki Learning Care Center Inc.Wheeling | Pre-K–K | 6 | Nonsectarian | 1.8 mi |
| Poko Loko Child Care CenterWheeling | Pre-K–K | 5 | Nonsectarian | 0.2 mi |
| Blooming Minds Steam Academy Private SchoolWheeling | K–2 | 16 | Nonsectarian | 1.5 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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