Welcome to Palm Beach ...

Palm Beach is primarily located in Lake County<1>. A portion of Palm Beach extends into McHenry County.

When the people of Palm Beach refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Palm Beacher<2>

A typical abbreviation for Palm Beach: Palm Bch.

Palm Beach is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Palm Beach: 847 & 224<4>

Communities Also Named Palm Beach ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Palm Beach - they are located in California, Florida and Ontario.

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

Communities near Palm Beach ...

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

Waukegan
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Waukegan is located in Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
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Buffalo Grove
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
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Crystal Lake
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
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Carpentersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Carpentersville is located in Kane County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
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Mundelein
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mundelein is located in Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
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Algonquin
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Algonquin is located in McHenry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
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Gurnee
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Gurnee is located in Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
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North Chicago
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- North Chicago is located in Lake County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
Lake-in-the-Hills
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
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Huntley
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
- Huntley is located in McHenry County
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- Population from the 2020 Census: 27,256 people
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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 Palm Beach. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palm Beach.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palm Beach ...

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

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>	A demonym is the name for a resident of a community which is usually derived from (or is related to) the name of that community. In other words, it's how the residents of Palm Beach refer to themselves. It's important to note that there aren't any rules for taking a community's name and turning it into a demonym. A demonym is informal and while the majority of Palm Beach may use one name, keep in mind that others may use something different.
<3>	The elevation is an estimate for the area around Palm Beach - 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 Palm Beach area will be assigned with one of these codes: 847 or 224. As a result, placing a call in the Palm Beach 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.