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Lakewood Illinois Map

Explore Lakewood, Illinois, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Lakewood, Illinois

How to Use This Lakewood, Illinois Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lakewood, Illinois. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Illinois or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Lakewood.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityLakewood
StateIllinois (IL)
CountyDuPage County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude42.224514
Longitude-88.386688
Population4,283
Density360.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes62438, 60014
Area Code312, 773
County SeatWheaton
School DistrictCrystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47

About Lakewood, Illinois

Lakewood is a locality in DuPage County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,283. The population density is 360.5 people per km². Lakewood is located at 42.2245°N, 88.3867°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lakewood is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 62438, 60014.

Lakewood unfolds as a verdant expanse of Midwestern terrain, defined by the quiet persistence of its inland landscape. It lies 2.2 miles north of West Chicago, IL (from West Chicago, IL: bearing 8°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north-northwest of Naperville. The earth here possesses a heavy, fertile patience, where the horizon stretches toward the distant silhouette of Blanchard Hill, providing a firm boundary against the sprawling sky. Water shapes the rhythm of the soil, with the West Branch Du Page River tracing a slow, deliberate path just one mile away, its currents carving through the silt and clay. Nearby, the dense canopy of the Winfield Mounds County Forest Preserve offers a deep, quiet shade, while the gentle waters of Spring Lake hold the amber glow of the setting sun, grounding the region in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Lakewood maintains a character shaped by the steady, measured industry of the plains and the legacy of agricultural roots that still color the local perspective. Commerce here moves with the deliberate pace of a region that values its autonomy, favoring quiet residential development and a connection to the open, working land over the frantic energy of nearby urban centers. Daily life centers on the stewardship of the West Branch land and the maintenance of a community that understands its place within the broader, flat expanse of the interior. Residents find a particular, understated beauty in the way the light catches the drying stalks of late-season fields, a reminder that Lakewood remains tethered to the fundamental, honest work of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Lussky Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 360° N
  • Lippold Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 038° NE
  • Sunset Meadow Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 020° N
  • Ridgefield Trace (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 025° NE
  • Geoscene wall (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 022° N
  • Pleasant Valley 8 (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 291° W
  • Pleasant Valley 11 (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 272° W
  • Pleasant Valley 10 (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 279° W
  • Trail Woods Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.0 mi, 156° SE
  • Trails of Woods Creek Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 4.0 mi, 163° S
  • Huntley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 207° SW
  • Dome Hill Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 4.4 mi, 121° SE
  • Apple and Pumpkin Farmer (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 295° NW
  • Inflatables (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 295° NW
  • Sue's Sandbox (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 295° NW
  • Jumping Pillow (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 296° NW
  • Presidential Park (State Park) — 6.9 mi, 123° SE
  • Woodstock Opera House (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 333° NW
  • Bill Murray Stepped Here (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 334° NW
  • McHenry County Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 275° W
  • Morraine Hills State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 049° NE
  • 1995 Fox River Grove Bus–train Collision Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 102° E
  • Former Carpentersville Dam (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 147° SE
  • McHenry Downtown Theater (Cinema) — 10.3 mi, 036° NE
  • Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 348° N · 638 acres
  • Plato Park Depot Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 184° S
  • Birds of prey (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 13.7 mi, 123° SE
  • Catlow Movie Theater (Cinema) — 13.7 mi, 111° E

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About This Lakewood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lakewood, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.224514, -88.386688. 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 Lakewood includes the ZIP code (62438, 60014), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of DuPage County (Wheaton), and school district assignment (Crystal Lake Community Consolidated School District 47).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.