Woodland Illinois Map

About Woodland, Illinois

Woodland is a locality in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. It is a small community with a population of 248. The population density is 195.4 people per km². Woodland is located at 40.7151°N, 87.7311°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Woodland is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 60954, 60974.

Woodland occupies a quiet reach of the Illinois landscape where the horizon stretches flat and wide, defined by the persistent, unyielding presence of the Kankakee River. It lies 16.3 miles east of Bradley, IL (from Bradley, IL: bearing 85°T), and is situated 5.9 miles east of Momence. The Kankakee River carves a deliberate path through the earth here, its waters moving with a steady, somber weight that anchors the local geography. To the east, the Momencee Wetlands State Natural Area spreads out as an expansive, low-lying sanctuary where the water table remains high, supporting a tangle of reeds and grasses that shift in tone from pale amber to deep bronze with the changing seasons. The light at dusk often catches the surface of Mirror Lake, five miles away, turning the water into a sliver of polished pewter that reflects the vast, unobstructed sky. On the far horizon, the silhouette of Mount Langham rises as a faint, muted suggestion of elevation against the heavy clouds, providing a permanent reference point for the low-slung plains.

Woodland remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the soil, grounded in an economy that has long favored the production of corn and soybeans across the surrounding fields. The history of Woodland is written in the geometry of its fences and the endurance of its grain silos, which serve as the vertical landmarks of the prairie. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the planting and harvest cycles, a pattern of labor that has defined the character of the residents for generations. While the town lacks the clamor of larger urban centers, it possesses a quiet, functional beauty in its brick storefronts and the orderly grid of its streets. The proximity to the Momencee Wetlands State Natural Area ensures that the natural world is never distant, allowing the rustle of wind through the marsh to remain a constant, subtle counterpoint to the drone of agricultural machinery during the long, humid summers.

About This Woodland Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Woodland, Illinois. Coordinates: 40.71511, -87.73111. 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 Woodland includes the ZIP code (60954, 60974), telephone area code (630, 331), county seat of Kankakee County (Kankakee), and school district assignment (Iroquois County Community Unit School District 9).

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.