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Welcome to Villa Park ...

The village of Villa Park is located in DuPage County<1>.


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


While we don't have a date for the founding of Villa Park, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1917.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Villa Park has a population of 21,472 people<3> (see below for details).

Villa Park is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Area codes for Villa Park: (630) and (331)<5>

The ZIP code for Villa Park: 60181<6>

Websites for Villa Park ...

Official Website:   www.invillapark.com/

Chamber of Commerce:   www.villaparkchamber.org/

Junior League:   www.jlkd.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Villa Park had an population of 21,472 people. This is a decrease of 1.97% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 2.73% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Villa Park had a population of 21,904 people. This makes Villa Park the county's 18th most populous community.

The population of Villa Park represents 0.17% of the total population of Illinois (which has 12,830,632 people), making it the state's 115th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 21,904 people, the population of Villa Park has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (with a count of 22,075 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Villa Park.

Communities Also Named Villa Park ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Villa Park - they are located in California, New Jersey and Utah.

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

Communities near Villa Park ...

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

  • Chicago
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Aurora
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Naperville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Elgin
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
  • Cicero
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • 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 <7>
  • Bolingbrook
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • 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 <7>
  • Arlington Heights
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Evanston
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Schaumburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schaumburg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaumburg
    • Schaumburg is located in Cook County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,049 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Schaumburg <7>
  • Palatine
    (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
    • 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 <7>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Villa Park ...

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

Adding Villa Park to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Villa Park 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 Villa Park was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Villa Park post office opened in 1917.

We also found Villa Park on a map titled Shell Oil Road Map for Illinois (1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Villa Park.

The official website for Villa Park: www.invillapark.com/

The official website for DuPage County: www.dupageco.org/

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including DuPage, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Villa Park.
<4>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Villa Park - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<5>Area code (331) is an overlay for area code (630).
<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 Villa Park). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Villa Park or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<7>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<8>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/




 

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