Welcome to Lower West Side ...

Lower West Side is located in Cook County<1>.

Lower West Side is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Communities near Lower West Side ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Lower West Side.

• Cicero
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <3>
• Evanston
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Evanston is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evanston
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,683 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evanston <3>
• Skokie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Skokie is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skokie
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,404 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Skokie <3>
• Des Plaines
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Des Plaines is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Des Plaines
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,179 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Des Plaines <3>
• Orland Park
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <3>
• Oak Lawn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Lawn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Lawn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 54,376 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Lawn <3>
• Berwyn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Oak Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <3>
• Downers Grove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the west)
  • Downers Grove is located in DuPage County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downers Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 48,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Downers Grove <3>
• Glenview
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenview is located in Cook County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenview
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 46,823 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Glenview <3>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Lower West Side ...

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