{"id":2685,"date":"2023-04-12T17:12:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-12T17:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2685"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:49:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:49:25","slug":"dekalb-county-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/dekalb-county-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"DeKalb County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

DeKalb County is a county in Illinois, United States, about 65 miles west of Chicago. It had a
\npopulation of 100,420 at the 2020 census, an estimated 101,835 by 2025, and covers 635 square
\nmiles (1,640 km2) centred near 41°53′N 88°46′W.<\/p>\n

Sycamore is the county seat; its postal code is 60178. The county holds 4 cities, 1 town and 9
\nvillages across 19 townships, and it runs on Central Time. Its FIPS code is 17037.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in DeKalb County<\/h2>\n

DeKalb County has 30 named places on record: 4 cities, 1 town, 9 incorporated villages and 16
\nunincorporated communities with no local government of their own. CDP stands for census
\ndesignated place; Unincorp. covers crossroads, rural hamlets and mobile-home parks with no formal
\nboundary.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
DeKalb<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nDeKalb<\/td>\n40,290<\/td>\n60115<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sycamore<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nSycamore<\/td>\n18,577<\/td>\n60178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandwich<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nSandwich<\/td>\n7,221<\/td>\n60548<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genoa<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nGenoa<\/td>\n5,298<\/td>\n60135<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cortland<\/td>\nTown<\/td>\nCortland<\/td>\n4,398<\/td>\n60112<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somonauk<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nSomonauk<\/td>\n1,786<\/td>\n60552<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kirkland<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nFranklin<\/td>\n1,650<\/td>\n60146<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maple Park<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nSouth Grove<\/td>\n1,433<\/td>\n60151<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waterman<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nPaw Paw<\/td>\n1,433<\/td>\n60556<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\n1,143<\/td>\n60150<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingston<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nKingston<\/td>\n1,108<\/td>\n60145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hinckley<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nSquaw Grove<\/td>\n2,006<\/td>\n60520<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shabbona<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nShabbona<\/td>\n863<\/td>\n60550<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lee<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nVictor<\/td>\n313<\/td>\n60530<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fairdale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nFranklin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Esmond<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCortland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shabbona Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nShabbona<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Charter Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClinton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clare<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClinton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afton Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nAfton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colvin Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elva<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Five Points<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franks<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
McGirr<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Lebanon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rollo<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMalta<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wilkinson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Edgebrook MH Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evergreen Village MH Park<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Three places on this list straddle county lines. Lee sits on the DeKalb—Lee County line,
\nwith its main street, Viking Vie, following the county boundary itself. Maple Park splits between
\nDeKalb and Kane counties — most of its land is on the DeKalb side, but most of its 1,433
\nresidents live across the line in Kane County. Somonauk splits the other way: about 92 percent of
\nits residents live in DeKalb County, with a small share across the line in LaSalle County. Sandwich
\nalso reaches into Kendall County, though its 7,221 residents are overwhelmingly counted in DeKalb.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

DeKalb County has 19 civil townships. The table below lists the townships that anchor an
\nincorporated place above; the remaining townships (Clinton, Mayfield, Milan, Pierce, South Grove
\nwhere unlisted, and Squaw Grove where unlisted) are rural and contain no incorporated place of
\ntheir own.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nMain settlement<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
DeKalb<\/td>\nDeKalb<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sycamore<\/td>\nSycamore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sandwich<\/td>\nSandwich<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Genoa<\/td>\nGenoa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cortland<\/td>\nCortland, Esmond<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Somonauk<\/td>\nSomonauk<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Franklin<\/td>\nKirkland, Fairdale<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Grove<\/td>\nMaple Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Paw Paw<\/td>\nWaterman<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Malta<\/td>\nMalta, Rollo<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kingston<\/td>\nKingston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Squaw Grove<\/td>\nHinckley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shabbona<\/td>\nShabbona, Shabbona Grove<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Victor<\/td>\nLee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clinton<\/td>\nCharter Grove, Clare<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Afton<\/td>\nAfton Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n