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Welcome to Illiana Heights ...

Illiana Heights is located in Kankakee County<1>.

The origin (or the toponymy) of Illiana Heights: The name Illiana Heights is a portmanteau<2> and it reflects the fact that the community is immediately west of the Illinois and Indiana border.

A typical abbreviation for Illiana Heights: Illiana Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)

Illiana Heights is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

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

Area Codes for Illiana Heights: 815 & 779<4>

The ZIP code for Illiana Heights: 60954<5>

Websites for Illiana Heights ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near Illiana Heights ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Illiana Heights ...

Looking for more information about Illiana Heights? 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 Illiana Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Illiana Heights.

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>A portmanteau (such as Illiana Heights) is the combination or contraction of two (or more) words, their sound and the meaning of those words to create a new word. For example, smoke and fog becomes smog.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Illiana Heights - 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 Illiana Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the Illiana Heights 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 community (such as Illiana Heights). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Illiana Heights 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.