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Welcome to West Kankakee ...

West Kankakee is located in Kankakee County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for West Kankakee: W. Kankakee

West Kankakee is 620 feet [189 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Note: If you travel east from West Kankakee (for example, toward Medaryville (IN)), you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT).

Area Codes for West Kankakee: 815 & 779<3>

Websites for West Kankakee ...

Junior League:   www.jlkankakee.org/

Communities near West Kankakee ...

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

  • Bourbonnais
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bradley
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Manteno
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Braidwood
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Wilmington
    (18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
    • Wilmington is located in Will County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wilmington
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,597 people
  • Peotone
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Momence
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Limestone
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Limestone is located in Kankakee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,498 people
  • Herscher
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Clifton
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Kankakee ...

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

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Illinois' counties, including Kankakee, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around West Kankakee - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>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 815 code has been Overlayed with the 779 area code. New phone numbers in the West Kankakee area will be assigned with one of these codes: 815 or 779. As a result, placing a call in the West Kankakee area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.