Chemung Illinois Map

About Chemung, Illinois

Chemung is a locality in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 276. The population density is 379.2 people per km². Chemung is located at 42.4153°N, 88.6668°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60033.

Chemung emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the northern Illinois plains where the earth stretches out in a quiet, unrelenting geometry of fields. It lies 13.1 miles west-northwest of Woodstock, IL (from Woodstock, IL: bearing 302°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west of Harvard. The Piscasaw Creek meanders through the landscape, serving as a persistent, low-slung artery that gives shape to the surrounding topography and sustains the moisture in the soil. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land flattens into a patchwork of agricultural plots where the light at dusk turns the tall, drying stalks into a sea of muted gold. Though the horizon remains largely unobstructed, the distant silhouette of Camelback Kame offers a subtle break in the otherwise level plains, grounding the view in a deep, terrestrial stillness.

Chemung carries the weight of a settlement forged by the movement of rail and the necessity of the harvest, its character defined by the sturdy, functional architecture of a region built for industry. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, echoing the labor of those who first broke the prairie sod to establish a foothold in this interior expanse. Residents find a quiet continuity in the proximity of the Piscasaw Creek, a protected wildlife area that preserves a thin, wild ribbon of green against the encroachment of modern development. Life in Chemung moves with a steady, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic pulse of distant urban centers, keeping its focus fixed on the turning of the crops and the enduring, familiar silence of the Midwestern sky.

About This Chemung Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Chemung, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.415296, -88.666767. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Chemung includes the ZIP code (60033), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of McHenry County (Woodstock), and school district assignment (Harvard Community Unit School District 50).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.