Welcome to Lake Zurich Heights ...
Lake Zurich Heights is located in Lake County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Lake Zurich Heights: Lk. Zurich Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Lake Zurich Heights is 860 feet [262 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Lake Zurich Heights lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Lake Zurich Heights: 847 & 224<3>
Communities near Lake Zurich Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lake Zurich Heights.
- Elgin
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Waukegan
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Schaumburg
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Palatine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Des Plaines
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Prospect
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Hoffman Estates
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hoffman Estates have been provided by the GNIS.<5> 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 <4>
- Glenview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bartlett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
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 Lake Zurich Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Lake Zurich Heights.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Lake Zurich 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 Lake Zurich Heights.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Lake Zurich Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Lake Zurich Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lake Zurich Heights ...
Looking for more information about Lake Zurich 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 Lake Zurich Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Lake Zurich Heights.
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 Lake Zurich Heights - 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 Lake Zurich Heights area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Lake Zurich Heights 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. |
| <5> | 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. |