Lake Summerset Illinois Map

About Lake Summerset, Illinois

Lake Summerset is a locality in Winnebago County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,342. The population density is 426.7 people per km². Lake Summerset is located at 42.4545°N, 89.3896°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 61019.

Lake Summerset occupies a quiet expanse of northern Illinois, where the land settles into a series of measured, glacial folds that hold the sky in an endless, pale embrace. It lies 16.1 miles northeast of Freeport, IL (from Freeport, IL: bearing 47°T), and is situated 9.8 miles north of Pecatonica. The South Branch Otter Creek traces a wandering path through the periphery, its waters moving with a deliberate, low-slung grace toward the wider drainages of the prairie. Beyond the immediate perimeter, the dense, green canopy of the Laona Heights Forest Preserve offers a deep, shadowed contrast to the open fields, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Hardpan Ridge provides the only interruption to an otherwise level horizon. When the sun begins to retreat, the light gathers on the surface of Lake Summerset in thin, metallic sheets, turning the water the color of hammered lead and grounding the landscape in a profound, heavy silence.

History here is written in the slow conversion of earth into sustenance, as the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the surrounding agricultural plains. The nearby Avon Bottoms Wildlife Area serves as a necessary lung for the region, preserving a stretch of riparian habitat that feels distinct from the orderly squares of the nearby corn and soybean rows. Residents often find their way toward the lower, sheltered ground of Happy Hollow, where the air holds a cooler, damp scent of turned soil and ancient growth. Life in Lake Summerset moves with the unforced patience of the seasons, defined less by the velocity of modern industry and more by the steady, predictable turning of the weather across the expansive Midwestern sky.

About This Lake Summerset Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Summerset, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.454458, -89.389559. 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 Lake Summerset includes the ZIP code (61019), telephone area code (847, 224), county seat of Winnebago County (Rockford), and school district assignment (Durand Community Unit School District 322).

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.