Illinois · Census place 1718992
Deerfield, Illinois
Deerfield is a village in 2 counties of Illinois with an estimated 19,138 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 128th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 19,138
- #128 of 651 in Illinois
- Change since 2020
- +0.0%
- +8 people
- Land area
- 5.5 sq mi
- + 0.02 sq mi water
- Density
- 3,455 / sq mi
- State median 2,177
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Deerfield population, 2020 to 2024
Deerfield added 8 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.0%. In the latest year it moved by +132. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 110th; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so Deerfield is 1.3 times that size.
Deerfield covers 5.54 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 3,455 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so Deerfield is denser than the typical town.
The 2 counties Deerfield spans
Deerfield crosses county lines. The Census county-part estimates split its 19,138 residents as follows; Lake County holds 97.6% of them. The shaded shapes are on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
- 01Lake County18,670
- 02Cook County468
ZIP codes in Deerfield
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Deerfield by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 60015. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a village that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.
Where Deerfield is
The Census internal point of Deerfield is at 42.166100, -87.852500. Springfield, the capital, is 189.6 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Highland Park, IL (30,794 people), 2.4 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Chicago, IL, 24.3 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 42.166100, -87.852500
- DMS
- 42°09'57.96"N 87°51'9.00"W
- UTM
- 16N 429581.6E 4668570.1N
- Geohash
- dp3xbu5g2
- Plus code
- 86JJ548W+CX
Daylight in Deerfield
At 42.17° N, Deerfield gets about 15 h 16 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 06 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 10 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Deerfield
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Bannockburn, 2.0 miles away, with 1,377 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Deerfield, IL?
19,138 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 8 (0.0%) from 19,130 in July 2020.
What county is Deerfield in?
It spans 2 counties: Lake County (18,670 residents), Cook County (468 residents).
What ZIP codes cover Deerfield?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 60015.
How far is Deerfield from Springfield?
189.6 miles (305.1 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from Deerfield.
What is the nearest larger city to Deerfield?
Highland Park, IL, with 30,794 residents, 2.4 miles away between internal points.
Sources and data as of
Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.