Illinois · Census place 1770629

South Chicago Heights, Illinois

South Chicago Heights is a village in Cook County, Illinois with an estimated 3,887 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 376th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 3,887; #376 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020: -2.8%; -113 people
Land area: 1.6 sq mi; + 0.02 sq mi water
Density: 2,460 / sq mi; State median 2,177

Orange pin: South Chicago Heights. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Springfield.

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South Chicago Heights population, 2020 to 2024

South Chicago Heights lost 113 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -2.8%. In the latest year it moved by +25.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,017. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

South Chicago Heights covers 1.58 square miles of land and 0.02 of water, for 2,460 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so South Chicago Heights is denser than the typical town.

What county South Chicago Heights is in

All of South Chicago Heights's residents live in Cook County, which had 5,182,617 residents in 2024. South Chicago Heights holds 0.1% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in South Chicago Heights

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap South Chicago Heights by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 60411, 60475. 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 South Chicago Heights is

The Census internal point of South Chicago Heights is at 41.483400, -87.637200. Springfield, the capital, is 158.0 miles SW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Steger, IL (9,376 people), 1.2 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Chicago, IL, 24.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 41.483400, -87.637200
DMS: 41°29'0.24"N 87°38'13.92"W
UTM: 16N 446803.8E 4592617.3N
Geohash: dp3evzbd3
Plus code: 86HJF9M7+94

Daylight in South Chicago Heights

At 41.48° N, South Chicago Heights gets about 15 h 11 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 10 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 01 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near South Chicago Heights

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Steger, 1.3 miles away, with 9,376 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of South Chicago Heights, IL?

3,887 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 113 (2.8%) from 4,000 in July 2020.

What county is South Chicago Heights in?

Cook County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover South Chicago Heights?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 60411, 60475.

How far is South Chicago Heights from Springfield?

158.0 miles (254.3 km) in a straight line, heading SW from South Chicago Heights.

What is the nearest larger city to South Chicago Heights?

Steger, IL, with 9,376 residents, 1.2 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.