Welcome to Deerfield ...

The village of Deerfield is primarily located in Lake County<1>. A portion of Deerfield extends into Cook County.

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

Deerfield was established in 1835.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Deerfield has a population of 18,656 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Deerfield is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

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

The ZIP code for Deerfield: 60015<6>

Websites for Deerfield ...

Official Website:   www.deerfield-il.org/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.dbrchamber.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Deerfield had an population of 18,656 people. This is an increase of 2.36% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.28% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Deerfield had a population of 18,225 people. This makes Deerfield the county's 15th most populous community.

The population of Deerfield represents 0.14% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 141st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 18,225 people, the population of Deerfield decreased 1.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 18,420 people).

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

Communities Also Named Deerfield ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 65 communities that are also named Deerfield - they are located in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia (5), Indiana (3), Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Maryland (7), Massachusetts, Michigan (2), Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire (2), New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina (7), Nova Scotia, Ohio (2), South Carolina (4), South Dakota, Tennessee (5), Utah (2), Virginia (5), West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Deerfield ...

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

• Waukegan
  (13 miles [20.9 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
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • 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
  (11 miles [17.7 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
  (15 miles [24.1 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
  (10 miles [16.1 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
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • 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>
• Mount Prospect
  (8 miles [12.9 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
  (19 miles [30.6 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>
• Hoffman Estates
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoffman Estates
  • Hoffman Estates is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 50,495 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoffman Estates <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 Deerfield. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Deerfield.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Deerfield ...

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

Adding Deerfield to Our Gazetteer ...

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

From that list, the Deerfield post office opened in 1850.

We also found Deerfield in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Deerfield.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Deerfield: www.deerfield-il.org/

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

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