Welcome to Northbrook ...

The village of Northbrook is located in Cook County<1>.

The location of Northbrook has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Northbrook, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1923.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Northbrook has a population of 32,926 people<3> (see below for details).

Northbrook is 650 feet [198 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: Northbrook lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area codes for Northbrook: (847) and (224)<5>

The ZIP codes for Northbrook: 60062, 60065<6>

Websites for Northbrook ...

Official Website: www.northbrook.il.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Northbrook had an population of 32,926 people. This is a decrease of 0.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 1.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Northbrook had a population of 33,170 people. This makes Northbrook the county's 22nd most populous community.

The population of Northbrook represents 0.26% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 55th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 33,170 people, the population of Northbrook has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 33,435 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Northbrook.

Communities Also Named Northbrook ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Northbrook: This one is located in Cook County and the other is located in Adams County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 7 communities that are also named Northbrook - they are located in Maryland, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Texas.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Northbrook.

Communities near Northbrook ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Northbrook.

• Waukegan
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <7>
• Arlington Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
  • Arlington Heights is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 73,999 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Arlington Heights <7>
• Evanston
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <7>
• Schaumburg
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
  • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <7>
• Palatine
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palatine
  • Palatine is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 66,830 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Palatine <7>
• Skokie
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <7>
• Des Plaines
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <7>
• Berwyn
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Mount Prospect
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Prospect
  • Mount Prospect is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Prospect <7>
• Oak Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <7>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Northbrook. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Northbrook.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Northbrook. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Northbrook.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Northbrook. See our Newspapers Page for Northbrook.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Northbrook ...

Looking for more information about Northbrook? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Northbrook, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Northbrook.

Adding Northbrook to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Northbrook in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Northbrook was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Northbrook post office opened in 1923.

We also found Northbrook mentioned on a train schedule titled Greyhound Bus Time Table (November 1931).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Northbrook.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Northbrook: www.northbrook.il.us/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov