Long Grove Illinois Map

About Long Grove, Illinois

Long Grove is a locality in Lake County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 8,305. The population density is 257.6 people per km². Long Grove is located at 42.1784°N, 87.9979°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60047.

Long Grove unfolds as a landscape of gentle hills, where the rich earth, a deep, almost bruised loam, breathes under a sky that often stretches in vast, unblemished expanses. It lies 2.7 miles north-west of Buffalo Grove, IL (from Buffalo Grove, IL: bearing 314°T), and is situated 6.3 miles north of Arlington Heights. Ancient oaks, their limbs gnarled like the knuckles of an old farmer, stand sentinel over fields that, in certain seasons, blush with the subtle hues of ripening corn and soybeans. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the clean, sharp scent of wet grass and damp soil, a perfume that clings to the very bones of the place. Small streams, their surfaces often broken by the darting flash of minnows, weave through the terrain, their banks softened by a tangle of wildflowers and wild grasses. This land, once a quiet expanse of prairie and woodlands, carries the echoes of its agricultural past, with remnants of farmsteads and barns still dotting the horizon, their weathered wood a testament to generations of cultivation. Long Grove’s economy, though diversified now, still holds a reverence for the bounty of the earth, with artisanal food producers and farmers' markets celebrating the local harvest. The village center, a cluster of charming, historic buildings, serves as the heart of this enduring community, drawing visitors with its distinctive character and the promise of a slower, more deliberate way of life, where the pace is dictated less by clocks and more by the turning of the seasons.

About This Long Grove Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Long Grove, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.178358, -87.997852. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Long Grove and Lake County.

Detailed location data for Long Grove includes the ZIP code (60047), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of Lake County (Waukegan), and school district assignment (Adlai E. Stevenson High School District 125). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Long Grove is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.