Welcome to Rockdale ...

The village of Rockdale is located in Will County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rockdale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated 1956.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rockdale has a population of 1,903 people<2> (see below for details).

Rockdale is 560 feet [171 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The ZIP code for Rockdale: 60436<4>

Websites for Rockdale ...

Official Website: www.rockdale-il.com/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rockdale had an population of 1,903 people. This is a decrease of 3.69% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 0.79% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rockdale had a population of 1,976 people. This makes Rockdale the county's 21st most populous community.

The population of Rockdale represents 0.02% of the population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 496th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,976 people, the population of Rockdale increased 4.66% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,888 people).

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

Communities Also Named Rockdale ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 37 communities that are also named Rockdale - they are located in Alabama (2), Colorado (2), Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky (2), Maryland, Massachusetts (3), Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario (2), Pennsylvania (7), Tennessee (2), Texas (2), Washington (2), West Virginia, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

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

Communities near Rockdale ...

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

• Naperville
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • 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 <5>
• Bolingbrook
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bolingbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Orland Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orland Park
  • Orland Park is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 57,347 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orland Park <5>
• Tinley Park
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> 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 <5>
• Plainfield
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainfield
  • Plainfield is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 44,542 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainfield <5>
• Romeoville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Romeoville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Romeoville
  • Romeoville is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 39,770 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Romeoville <5>
• Oswego
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oswego
  • Oswego is located in Kendall County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,696 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oswego <5>
• Woodridge
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodridge have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodridge
  • Woodridge is located in DuPage County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Woodridge <5>
• New Lenox
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Lenox have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Lenox
  • New Lenox is located in Will County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 27,088 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Lenox <5>
• Oak Forest
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Forest
  • Oak Forest is located in Cook County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 26,884 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Forest <5>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rockdale ...

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

Adding Rockdale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Rockdale 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 Rockdale was on a map titled Road Map for Illinois (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rockdale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Rockdale: www.rockdale-il.com/

The official website for Will County: www.willcountyillinois.com/

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