Welcome to Palm Beach ...

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

The location of Palm Beach has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

When the people of Palm Beach refer to themselves (known as a demonym), they frequently use Palm Beacher<3>

A typical abbreviation for Palm Beach: Palm Bch.

Palm Beach is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Telephone area codes for Palm Beach: (847) and (224)<5>

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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waukegan
  • Waukegan is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,453 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waukegan <6>
• Palatine
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palatine have been provided by the GNIS.<2> 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>
• Buffalo Grove
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Grove
  • Buffalo Grove is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 40,161 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo Grove <6>
• Crystal Lake
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,642 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crystal Lake <6>
• Carpentersville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carpentersville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
  • Carpentersville is located in Kane County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,940 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carpentersville <6>
• Mundelein
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mundelein have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mundelein
  • Mundelein is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,945 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mundelein <6>
• Algonquin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Algonquin
  • Algonquin is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,730 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Algonquin <6>
• Gurnee
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gurnee
  • Gurnee is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 30,168 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gurnee <6>
• North Chicago
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Chicago
  • North Chicago is located in Lake County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,639 people
• Lake-in-the-Hills
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake-in-the-Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake-in-the-Hills
  • Lake-in-the-Hills is located in McHenry County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 28,345 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake-in-the-Hills <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 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.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palm Beach. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.co.lake.il.us

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