DuPage County, Illinois
West Chicago
| County | DuPage County |
|---|---|
| Freight grouping | West DuPage: Carol Stream to West Chicago |
| ZIP codes | 60185 |
| Data as of | CMAP 2026 release |
West Chicago sits in DuPage County, in the West DuPage: Carol Stream to West Chicago freight grouping on this site. CMAP's 2023 land-use inventory counts 1,462 acres of industrial land here, 14.5% of the town, which ranks 8th of the 220 towns on this site. LEHD counted 16,644 jobs located here in 2023; the 2020 Census counted 25,614 residents. The nearest intermodal rail ramp in the federal atlas is Northlake (Global II), 15.7 mi away in a straight line.
Check a load in West Chicago
The Load Line takes a ZIP code, a count and a grade mix and tells you whether a pickup is likely to be paid, free or charged, with the rules shown. It opens with 60185 filled in.
DuPage County price row
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Reading the numbers
With 1,462 industrial acres, most pallets in West Chicago are likely to come off plant and warehouse docks rather than shops. Docks that send out steady volume can usually fill a trailer, which is what makes a free or paid pickup work. Check a load on the Load Line before paying anyone to haul it.
IDES counted 16,801 private-sector jobs here in its 2025 Where Workers Work report. The two job counts measure different things (LEHD counts primary jobs, IDES counts covered private jobs), so read them as a range, not a trend.
Industrial property here carried $338.0 million of equalized assessed value in 2024 (Illinois Department of Revenue).
ZIP codes that overlap West Chicago: 60185. Enter one on the Load Line to see the pickup verdict for a load here.
| Industrial land (CMAP 2023) | 1,462 acres (14.5%) |
|---|---|
| Transport, utility and right-of-way land (CMAP 2023) | 3,018 acres |
| Total area (CMAP 2023) | 10,059 acres |
| Jobs located here (LEHD 2023) | 16,644 |
| Private-sector jobs (IDES 2025) | 16,801 |
| Industrial EAV (IDOR 2024) | $338.0 million |
| Residents (2020 Census) | 25,614 |
| Residents (July 2024 estimate) | 25,469 |
| Land area (Census Gazetteer) | 15.39 sq mi |
| Rail ramp: Northlake (Global II) | 15.7 mi |
| Rail ramp: Franklin Park (Bensenville Intermodal Terminal) | 17.1 mi |
Sources
- CMAP Community Data Snapshots 2026. Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning. Population from the 2020 Census (P.L. 94-171); jobs located in the place from LEHD 2023 (primary jobs); private-sector jobs from IDES Where Workers Work 2025; land use from the CMAP 2023 Land Use Inventory; industrial equalized assessed value from the Illinois Department of Revenue, 2024.
- Census Bureau, Vintage 2024 population estimates. Subcounty resident population estimates, July 1, 2024 (file sub-est2024.csv).
- Census Bureau 2020 ZCTA relationship files. ZCTA-to-place and ZCTA-to-county land overlaps. A ZIP is listed for a town when at least 20% of the ZIP's land, or 10% of the town's land, overlaps.
- BTS National Transportation Atlas Database: Intermodal Freight Facilities, Rail TOFC/COFC. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, compiled 2018 and updated July 2022. Distances are straight-line miles from the place's internal point to the facility point.
- Census Bureau cartographic boundary files, 2023. 1:500,000 county and place boundaries, simplified for the maps. Bordering towns are those whose boundaries come within about 0.1 mile of each other.
- Natural Earth 1:10m lakes. Lake Michigan outline for the maps. Public domain.
Last reviewed 2026-10-27. Not legal advice and not a price quote. See how the figures are built.