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Welcome to Palatine ...

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

The pronunciation of Palatine: PAL-uh-teyen<2>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Palatine, you might consider that their post office opened in 1851.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Palatine has a population of 67,415 people<3> (see below for details).

Palatine is 760 feet [232 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area Codes for Palatine: 847 & 224<5>

The ZIP codes for Palatine: 60038, 60055, 60067, 60074, 60078, 60094-60095<6>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palatine had an population of 67,415 people. This is a decrease of 1.67% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 2.96% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Palatine had a population of 68,557 people. This makes Palatine the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of Palatine represents 0.53% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 18th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 68,557 people, the population of Palatine increased 4.7% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 65,479 people).

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

Communities Also Named Palatine ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Palatine - they are located in Kansas, New Jersey and West Virginia.

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

Websites for Palatine ...

Official Website:   www.palatine.il.us/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.palatinechamber.com/

Communities near Palatine ...

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

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Palatine. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Palatine.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palatine ...

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

Adding Palatine to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Palatine 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 (so far) for Palatine was in the book titled Table of U.S. Post Offices in the United States (Jan. 1851).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Palatine.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Cook, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The pronunciation we've provided is our attempt to give a phonetic pronunciation for Palatine. While it might not be exactly right, hopefully it will be close. If we have it wrong or there's a better way to pronounce the name, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Palatine.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palatine - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>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 Palatine area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Palatine area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<6>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a village (such as Palatine). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Palatine or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).

Our list of ZIP Codes for Palatine includes: 60038, 60055, 60067, 60074, 60078, 60094 & 60095.
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.