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Welcome to New Lenox ...The village of New Lenox is located in Will County<1>. The location of New Lenox has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2> The pronunciation of New Lenox: LEN-uhks<3> While we don't have a date for the founding of New Lenox, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851. From the Census Estimates for 2019, New Lenox has a population of 26,913 people<4> (see below for details). New Lenox is 690 feet [210 m] above sea level.<5>. Time Zone: New Lenox lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Area codes for New Lenox: (815) and (779)<6> The ZIP code for New Lenox: 60451<7> Websites for New Lenox ...Official Website: www.newlenox.net/ Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, New Lenox had an population of 26,913 people. This is an increase of 10.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 51.44% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, New Lenox had a population of 24,394 people. This makes New Lenox the county's 6th most populous community. The population of New Lenox represents 0.19% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 96th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 24,394 people, the population of New Lenox increased 37.27% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17,771 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for New Lenox. Communities Also Named New Lenox ...Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named New Lenox - it's located in Massachusetts. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for New Lenox. Communities near New Lenox ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near New Lenox.
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 New Lenox. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for New Lenox. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of New Lenox. 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 New Lenox. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around New Lenox. See our Newspapers Page for New Lenox. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for New Lenox ...Looking for more information about New Lenox? 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 New Lenox, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for New Lenox. Adding New Lenox to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of New Lenox 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 New Lenox was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<9> We also found New Lenox on a map (with an unknown title) dated 1870. For more details, see References and Mentions for New Lenox. Off-the-Road Links ...The official website for New Lenox: www.newlenox.net/ The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/ The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov Footnotes ...
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