Welcome to Yorkville ...

The city of Yorkville is located in Kendall County<1> and is the County Seat for Kendall County.

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

While we don't have a date for the founding of Yorkville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1864.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Yorkville has a population of 20,602 people<3> (see below for details).

Yorkville is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Yorkville: (630) and (331)<5>

The ZIP code for Yorkville: 60560<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Yorkville had an population of 20,602 people. This is an increase of 21.75% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 232.88% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Yorkville had a population of 16,921 people (or 14.75% of the total population of Kendall County). This makes Yorkville the county's 3rd most populous community.

The population of Yorkville represents 0.13% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 148th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 16,921 people, the population of Yorkville increased 173.4% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 6,189 people).

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

Communities Also Named Yorkville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 14 communities that are also named Yorkville - they are located in California, Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Michigan, New York (2), Ohio, Ontario, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Yorkville ...

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

• Aurora
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
  • Aurora is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 196,383 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Aurora <7>
• Naperville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <7>
• Bolingbrook
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <7>
• Plainfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <7>
• Romeoville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <7>
• Saint Charles
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Saint Charles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Charles
  • Saint Charles is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,709 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Charles <7>
• West Chicago
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for West Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Chicago
  • West Chicago is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,593 people
• Batavia
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Batavia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Batavia
  • Batavia is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,442 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Batavia <7>
• Geneva
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva
  • Geneva is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 21,674 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Geneva <7>
• Crest Hill
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crest Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Crest Hill is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,209 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crest Hill <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 Yorkville. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Yorkville.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Yorkville. 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 Yorkville.

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Yorkville ...

Looking for more information about Yorkville? 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 Yorkville, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Yorkville.

Adding Yorkville to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Yorkville 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 Yorkville was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Yorkville post office opened in 1864.

We also found Yorkville on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Yorkville.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Yorkville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Kendall County: www.co.kendall.il.us/

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