Welcome to Dunes Park ...
Dunes Park is located in Lake County<1>.
Dunes Park is 630 feet [192 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Dunes Park lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Dunes Park: 847 & 224<3>
Communities near Dunes Park ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Dunes Park.
- Kenosha
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Kenosha is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenosha
- Population from the 2020 Census: 99,570 people
- Waukegan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Buffalo Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Mundelein
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Gurnee
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- North Chicago
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- North Chicago is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
- Highland Park
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Round Lake Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Vernon Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Prairie
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
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 Dunes Park. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Dunes Park.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Dunes Park. 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 Dunes Park.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Dunes Park. See our Newspapers Page for Dunes Park.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Dunes Park ...
Looking for more information about Dunes Park? 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.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Dunes Park, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Dunes Park.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Lake, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Dunes Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | 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 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Dunes Park area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Dunes Park area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |