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Welcome to Bonfield ...

The village of Bonfield is located in Kankakee County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Bonfield, you might consider that their post office opened in 1882.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Bonfield has a population of 355 people<2> (see below for details).

Bonfield is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Bonfield: 815 & 779<4>

The ZIP code for Bonfield: 60913<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Bonfield had an population of 355 people. This is a decrease of 7.07% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.47% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Bonfield had a population of 382 people. This makes Bonfield the county's 14th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 382 people, the population of Bonfield increased 4.95% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 364 people).

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

Communities Also Named Bonfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Bonfield - they are located in Maryland, Montana and Ontario.

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

Websites for Bonfield ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Bonfield ...

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

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 Bonfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Bonfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Bonfield ...

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

Adding Bonfield to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Bonfield 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 (so far) for Bonfield was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Bonfield post office opened in 1882.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Bonfield.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Bonfield.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Bonfield - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the Bonfield area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Bonfield area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Bonfield). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Bonfield or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<6>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<7>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/