Welcome to Palos Hills ...

The city of Palos Hills is located in Cook County<1>.

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

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Palos Hills has a population of 17,043 people<3> (see below for details).

Palos Hills is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Palos Hills is located in the (708) area code.

The ZIP code for Palos Hills: 60465<5>

Websites for Palos Hills ...

Official Website: www.paloshillsweb.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Palos Hills had an population of 17,043 people. This is a decrease of 2.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 3.52% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Palos Hills had a population of 17,484 people. This makes Palos Hills the county's 47th most populous community.

The population of Palos Hills represents 0.14% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 145th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 17,484 people, the population of Palos Hills decreased 1.02% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 17,665 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Palos Hills.

Communities near Palos Hills ...

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

• Chicago
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chicago
  • Chicago is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,677,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chicago <6>
• Naperville
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Naperville
  • Naperville is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 147,986 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Naperville <6>
• Joliet
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joliet
  • Joliet is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 146,673 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joliet <6>
• Cicero
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cicero have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cicero
  • Cicero is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 79,727 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cicero <6>
• Hammond
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hammond
  • Hammond is located in Lake County (IN)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 75,342 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hammond <6>
• Bolingbrook
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolingbrook
  • Bolingbrook is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74,025 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bolingbrook <6>
• Tinley Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinley Park
  • Tinley Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,221 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tinley Park <6>
• Berwyn
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berwyn
  • Berwyn is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 53,701 people
• Wheaton
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wheaton
  • Wheaton is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 52,451 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wheaton <6>
• Oak Park
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <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 Palos Hills. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Palos Hills.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Palos Hills ...

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

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Palos Hills: www.paloshillsweb.org/

The official website for Cook County: www.co.cook.il.us/

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