Illinois

Distance from Chicago to Naperville

Straight-line distance

25.3mi

Chicago, IL and Naperville, IL are 25.3 miles (40.7 km) apart in a straight line. From Chicago, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (256°).

kilometers
40.7
nautical miles
22.0
heading from Chicago
256° WSW
heading from Naperville
76° ENE
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Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far Chicago is from Naperville

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of Chicago and Naperville is 25.3 miles, 40.7 km or 22.0 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 25.3 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
25.3
Kilometers
40.7
Nautical miles
22.0
Bearing from Chicago
256.3° WSW
Bearing arriving at Naperville
256.0°
Bearing from Naperville
76.0° ENE

Halfway between Chicago and Naperville

The great-circle midpoint is at 41.793347, -87.923613 (41°47'36.05"N 87°55'25.01"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Hinsdale, IL, with 17,598 residents, 0.6 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, Chicago gets 15 h 13 min of daylight and Naperville 15 h 13 min; on December 21, 9 h 08 min and 9 h 09 min. The two sit at nearly the same latitude, so their day lengths match closely all year.

Population compared

Chicago has 17.8 times the population of Naperville. From July 2020 to July 2024, Chicago changed by -0.9% and Naperville by +2.5%. Both are in Illinois.

  1. 01Chicago, IL2,721,308 (-0.9%)
  2. 02Naperville, IL153,124 (+2.5%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is Chicago from Naperville?

25.3 miles, 40.7 km or 22.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is Naperville from Chicago?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves Chicago on a bearing of 256.3° and arrives at Naperville on 256.0°. The return trip starts on 76.0°.

What is halfway between Chicago and Naperville?

The midpoint is at 41.793347, -87.923613. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Hinsdale, IL, 0.6 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between Chicago and Naperville?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, Chicago or Naperville?

Chicago, with 2,721,308 residents in July 2024 against 153,124 for Naperville, 17.8 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

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