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Welcome to Mettawa ...

The village of Mettawa is located in Lake County<1>.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Mettawa has a population of 545 people<2> (see below for details).

Mettawa is 660 feet [201 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Mettawa: 847 & 224<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Mettawa had an population of 545 people. This is a decrease of 0.37% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 48.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Mettawa had a population of 547 people. This makes Mettawa the county's 44th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 547 people, the population of Mettawa increased 49.05% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 367 people).

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

Communities near Mettawa ...

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

  • Waukegan
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Arlington Heights
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Evanston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Palatine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Skokie
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Des Plaines
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Mount Prospect
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Hoffman Estates
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenview
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Mettawa ...

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

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>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Mettawa.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Mettawa - 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 847 code has been Overlayed with the 224 area code. New phone numbers in the Mettawa area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Mettawa area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.