Welcome to Maywood ...

The village of Maywood is located in Cook County<1>.

The pronunciation of Maywood: MAY-wood<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Maywood, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1870.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Maywood has a population of 23,140 people<3> (see below for details).

Maywood is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Maywood is within the (708) area code.

The ZIP code for Maywood: 60153<5>

Websites for Maywood ...

Official Website: www.maywood-il.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Maywood had an population of 23,140 people. This is a decrease of 3.94% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 14.26% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Maywood had a population of 24,090 people. This makes Maywood the county's 34th most populous community.

The population of Maywood represents 0.19% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 101st most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 24,090 people, the population of Maywood decreased 10.73% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 26,987 people).

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

Communities Also Named Maywood ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 23 communities that are also named Maywood - they are located in California, Indiana, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Michigan (3), Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri (2), Nebraska, New Jersey, New York (2), North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota, Washington and West Virginia.

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

Communities near Maywood ...

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

• Chicago
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <6>
• Naperville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <6>
• Bolingbrook
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <6>
• Arlington Heights
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • 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 <6>
• Evanston
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Schaumburg
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Palatine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Skokie
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skokie have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Des Plaines
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Des Plaines have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Orland Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <6>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Maywood. Our list includes 32 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Maywood.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Maywood ...

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

Adding Maywood to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Maywood 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 Maywood was in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

We also found Maywood in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Maywood.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Maywood: www.maywood-il.org/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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