Illinois · Census place 1780125

West Dundee, Illinois

West Dundee is a village in Kane County, Illinois with an estimated 7,906 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 266th largest of 651 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
7,906
#266 of 651 in Illinois
Change since 2020
+0.3%
+23 people
Land area
4.0 sq mi
+ 0.12 sq mi water
Density
1,967 / sq mi
State median 2,177
Orange pin: West Dundee. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Springfield.

West Dundee population, 2020 to 2024

West Dundee added 23 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.3%. In the latest year it moved by -19. Among 330 Illinois places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 92nd; the median place changed by -0.9%. The median place of 5,000+ in Illinois has 14,760 people, so West Dundee is 54% of it.

7,88320207,83920217,94720227,92520237,9062024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 7,727. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

West Dundee covers 4.02 square miles of land and 0.12 of water, for 1,967 people per square mile of land. The median Illinois place of 5,000+ has 2,177, so West Dundee is close to the typical town.

What county West Dundee is in

All of West Dundee's residents live in Kane County, which had 520,997 residents in 2024. West Dundee holds 1.5% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in West Dundee

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps West Dundee by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the village's land: 60118. 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 West Dundee is

The Census internal point of West Dundee is at 42.104400, -88.333500. Springfield, the capital, is 174.6 miles SSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Gilberts, IL (9,075 people), 2.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Elgin, IL, 4.5 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
42.104400, -88.333500
DMS
42°06'15.84"N 88°20'0.60"W
UTM
16N 389742.4E 4662228.1N
Geohash
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Plus code
86JH4M38+QH

Daylight in West Dundee

At 42.10° N, West Dundee gets about 15 h 15 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 06 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 09 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near West Dundee

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Illinois, measured between internal points. The closest is Sleepy Hollow, 1.4 miles away, with 3,137 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of West Dundee, IL?

7,906 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 23 (0.3%) from 7,883 in July 2020.

What county is West Dundee in?

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

What ZIP codes cover West Dundee?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 60118.

How far is West Dundee from Springfield?

174.6 miles (281.0 km) in a straight line, heading SSW from West Dundee.

What is the nearest larger city to West Dundee?

Gilberts, IL, with 9,075 residents, 2.0 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.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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