Mount Prospect, Illinois

Mount Prospect, Illinois
Motto: 
Where friendliness is a way of life
Location of Mount Prospect in Cook County, Illinois.
Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect
Mount Prospect
Coordinates: 42°3′56″N 87°56′10″W / 42.06556°N 87.93611°W / 42.06556; -87.93611
Country United States
State Illinois
County Cook
TownshipsElk Grove and Wheeling
Government
  MayorPaul Hoefert
Area
  Total
10.76 sq mi (27.86 km2)
  Land10.72 sq mi (27.76 km2)
  Water0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
56,852
  Density5,303.85/sq mi (2,047.82/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
  Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP Code(s)
60056–60059
Area code847
FIPS code17-51089
Wikimedia CommonsMount Prospect, Illinois
Websitewww.mountprospect.org

Mount Prospect is a village in Cook County, Illinois, United States. It is part of Elk Grove and Wheeling townships, about 20 miles (32 km) northwest of downtown Chicago and approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north of O'Hare International Airport. As of the 2020 census, the village had a total population of 56,852.