Sleepy Hollow Illinois Map

About Sleepy Hollow, Illinois

Sleepy Hollow is a locality in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,214. The population density is 614.6 people per km². Sleepy Hollow is located at 42.0903°N, 88.3137°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sleepy Hollow is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60632, 62959, 60118.

Sleepy Hollow emerges from the flat, industrious horizon of the plains, defined by the persistent, dark ribbon of the South Branch Chicago River that carves a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 2.3 miles south-southeast of Cicero, IL (from Cicero, IL: bearing 163°T), and is situated 5.3 miles west-southwest of Chicago. The air here holds a heavy, damp quality, perpetually informed by the proximity of the Cortez Basin just four miles to the east, where the salt-tinged breeze softens the sharp edges of the Midwestern chill. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of Blue Island Ridge anchors the skyline, while the immediate landscape remains low and utilitarian, punctuated by the modest greenery of Le Claire Courts - Hearst Comm. Ctr. Light lingers long over the damp soil, casting a bruised, violet hue that turns the river’s surface into a sheet of hammered lead by dusk.

Sleepy Hollow carries the weight of a working history, its economy tethered to the movement of goods and the quiet, persistent labor of those who maintain the transit lines and regional supply chains. While the nearby expanse of Lake Ida offers a reprieve of still, freshwater silence, the daily life of Sleepy Hollow remains focused on the rhythmic, mechanical pulse of the river corridor and the sprawling, utilitarian tracts that define its borders. Beyond the immediate development, the Plank Road Meadow provides a rare, open relief of tall grasses that sway in the coastal currents, a reminder of the prairie that once dominated the interior. It is a place where the grandeur of the landscape is not found in dramatic peaks, but in the enduring, stubborn character of the land as it holds its own against the encroachment of the surrounding grid.

About This Sleepy Hollow Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sleepy Hollow, Illinois. Coordinates: 42.090287, -88.313712. 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 Sleepy Hollow includes the ZIP code (60632, 62959, 60118), telephone area code (618, 312, 773), county seat of Cook County (Chicago), and school district assignment (Community Unit School District 300).

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.