McCullom Lake Illinois Map

About McCullom Lake, Illinois

McCullom Lake is a locality in McHenry County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,017. The population density is 1010.8 people per km². McCullom Lake is located at 42.3684°N, 88.2926°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 60050.

McCullom Lake lies in a gentle depression of the prairie, its surface a broad, shimmering mirror reflecting the wide Illinois sky. It lies 2.8 miles north-north-west of McHenry, IL (from McHenry, IL: bearing 331°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north of Crystal Lake. The land around it is a patchwork of cultivated fields and stands of mature oak and maple, their leaves rustling with a sound like distant surf when the wind sweeps across the open country. The shoreline is a mix of manicured lawns bordering modest homes and stretches of reedy marsh, where the calls of unseen birds punctuate the quiet air. In the humid stillness of a summer evening, the air grows thick with the scent of mown grass and damp earth, and dragonflies, like jeweled helicopters, dart low over the water’s surface. The history of McCullom Lake is tied to the broader narrative of agricultural settlement in McHenry County, its name echoing the families who first tilled this fertile ground. For generations, the land sustained them, and though the economy has shifted, echoes of that agrarian past can still be felt in the enduring connection to the land. Today, McCullom Lake is primarily a residential community, its character shaped by families drawn to the tranquility of lakeside living and the accessibility to the larger Chicago metropolitan area. Its distinctiveness lies not in grand monuments, but in the quiet hum of everyday life, the shared enjoyment of its waters for fishing and boating, and the subtle beauty of its place within the rolling, open landscape of northern Illinois.

About This McCullom Lake Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McCullom Lake, Illinois — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.368354, -88.292588. 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 McCullom Lake and McHenry County.

Detailed location data for McCullom Lake includes the ZIP code (60050), telephone area code (312, 773), county seat of McHenry County (Woodstock), and school district assignment (McHenry Community Consolidated School District 15). 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 McCullom Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.