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Welcome to Crete ...

The village of Crete is located in Will County<1>.

The pronunciation of Crete: KREET<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Crete, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Crete has a population of 8,010 people<3> (see below for details).

Crete is 710 feet [216 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Crete (for example, toward Earl Park (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for Crete: 708 & 464<5>

The ZIP code for Crete: 60417<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Crete had an population of 8,010 people. This is a decrease of 3.01% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 9.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Crete had a population of 8,259 people. This makes Crete the county's 12th most populous community.

The population of Crete represents 0.06% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 249th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,259 people, the population of Crete increased 12.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 7,346 people).

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

Communities Also Named Crete ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 7 communities that are also named Crete - they are located in Alabama, Indiana, Nebraska (2), North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Crete ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crete ...

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

Adding Crete to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Crete 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 Crete was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<10>

From that list, the Crete post office opened in 1838.

We also found Crete in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Crete.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Will, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Crete. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Crete.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crete - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 708 code has been Overlayed with the 464 area code. New phone numbers in the Crete area will be assigned with one of these codes: 708 or 464. As a result, placing a call in the Crete area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>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 Crete). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Crete or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<9>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<10>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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